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FAMILY MCGOFF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Mcgoff.

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

History and meaning for Mcgoff.

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

The family name Mcgoff is of Scottish patronymic origin of the proper name of goff.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Mcgoff:

1) The origin of the family name Mcgoff.

2) The meaning of the family name Mcgoff.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Mcgoff.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Mcgoff.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Mcgoff appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Mcgoff some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Mcgoff in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

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:

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

* 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.

* 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.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

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

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