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FAMILY JO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Jo.

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

History and meaning for Jo.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Jo:

1) The origin of the family name Jo.

2) The meaning of the family name Jo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Jo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Jo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Persons with the name Jo proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

It is known that the Jo have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* The French region of Limoges.

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

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

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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

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

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

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Jo has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Jo and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Jo have some different spelling.

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

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* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

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

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

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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 Jnebel-doberitz | Go to name Jo | 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