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FAMILY LONDON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of London.

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

History and meaning for London.

The heraldry and the history of the family name London 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 London.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name London:

1) The origin of the family name London.

2) The meaning of the family name London.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name London.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name London.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the London 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 London:

* 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 London:

Name London

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burnt parchment for London name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for London

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

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

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:

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* 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.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

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

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

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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 Londinez | Go to name Londonderry | 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