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FAMILY JESS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Jess.

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

History and meaning for Jess.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Jess have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Jess.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Jess:

1) The origin of the family name Jess.

2) The meaning of the family name Jess.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Jess.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Jess.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Jess:

Name Jess

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Jess.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Jess

Coat of arms for the name Jess in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Jess 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 Jess, 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 Jess, and origin for the family name Jess, nobiliary titles of the family name Jess and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Jess appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Jess 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 Jess alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Jess, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Jess, 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 Jess.

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter J index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Jespersen | Go to name Jessaint | 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