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FAMILY LAYSTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Layston.

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

History and meaning for Layston.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Layston:

1) The origin of the family name Layston.

2) The meaning of the family name Layston.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Layston.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Layston.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Layston:

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

coat of arms sticker for Layston

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

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The family Layston appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Layston and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Layston is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* 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.

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Laysequilla | Go to name Layton | 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