FAMILY ONSCOTT: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Onscott

Coat of arms and family crest of Onscott.

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

History and meaning for Onscott.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Onscott:

1) The origin of the family name Onscott.

2) The meaning of the family name Onscott.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Onscott.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Onscott.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Onscott 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 Onscott:

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

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

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

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:

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* 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.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

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

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