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FAMILY PENKETH: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Penketh.

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

History and meaning for Penketh.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Penketh:

1) The origin of the family name Penketh.

2) The meaning of the family name Penketh.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Penketh.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Penketh.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Penketh 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 Penketh:

* 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 Penketh:

Name Penketh

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

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

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The family Penketh 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 Penketh 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 Penketh 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) 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:

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

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

* WOLVES: The Wolves are a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter P index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Penkerth | Go to name Penkevell | 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