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FAMILY HOFFER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Hoffer.

Genealogy of family Hoffer, origin of Hoffer, provenance of the family name Hoffer.

History and meaning for Hoffer.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Hoffer.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Hoffer.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Hoffer:

1) The origin of the family name Hoffer.

2) The meaning of the family name Hoffer.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Hoffer.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Hoffer.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Hoffer:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Hoffer:

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Coat of arms for Hoffer and the history and origin for the family name Hoffer in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Hoffer are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Hoffer, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Hoffer, and origin for the family name Hoffer, nobiliary titles of the family name Hoffer and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Hoffer appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Hoffer appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Hoffer alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Hoffer, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Hoffer, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Hoffer.

It may be helpful for those with the name Hoffer to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Hoffer It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Hoffer can have graphic variants.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* RAVEN: The Raven is a symbol of the Bold and Courageous Spirit that risks itself in defense of its benefactors.

* The family name Hoffer appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Hoffer as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Hoffer

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Hoffer:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter H index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Hoffalize | Go to name Hoffer barons d'andkershofen | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests