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FAMILY PILO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Pilo.

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

History and meaning for Pilo.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Pilo:

1) The origin of the family name Pilo.

2) The meaning of the family name Pilo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Pilo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Pilo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Pilo has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Pilo have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Asturias (Spain).

* Italy.

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

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Heraldario Hispanoamericano y Europeo, by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez and the Spanish King of Arms don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos, by Francisco Sarandeses.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Dizionario storico-blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane estinte e fiorenti, by Gofredo di Crollalanza.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

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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 Pilo:

Name Pilo

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

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

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Pilo, consists of 7 volumes, starting the first in the year 1979 and the last in the year 1997, being its authors Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas, the King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent (maximum authority of Spanish heraldry) and Liliana Ruiz Carrasco. It compiles a set of coats of arms and crests from different Spanish archives, others from armor stones, many from military passports and more from nobility, such as the name Pilo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Pilo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Pilo appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Pilo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Pilo.

The history and heraldry of the family name Pilo appears in the book "Heraldica de los apellidos asturianos" by Francisco Sarandeses Perez. Here the lineage Pilo It is found together with its heraldry in Asturias. This book is the fruit of more than 10 years of tireless work, of many excursions throughout the Asturian geography, crossing valleys, mountains, hamlets, places, villages, towns and cities, searching and searching in the most isolated corners that house that had a shield on its facade, like those of the lineage of the family name Pilo, which led him to possess a formidable photographic archive on Asturian heraldry. It is a must for all those who want to undertake the study of Asturian heraldry. The heraldry and history of the name Pilo appears here very well documented.

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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

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* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

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

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

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