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FAMILY LOCKWOOD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Lockwood.

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

History and meaning for Lockwood.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lockwood:

1) The origin of the family name Lockwood.

2) The meaning of the family name Lockwood.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lockwood.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lockwood.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Lockwood 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 Lockwood:

* 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 Lockwood:

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

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

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:

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* 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.

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

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

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

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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 Lockwin | Go to name Lockyer | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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