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FAMILY PISTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Piston.

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

History and meaning for Piston.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Piston:

1) The origin of the family name Piston.

2) The meaning of the family name Piston.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Piston.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Piston.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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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 Piston:

Name Piston

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

coat of arms sticker for Piston

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

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Piston are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Piston, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Piston, and origin for the family name Piston, nobiliary titles of the family name Piston and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Piston appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Piston appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Piston alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Piston, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Piston, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Piston.

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

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

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

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

* ERMINE: The Ermines symbolize Purity and Fidelity placed at the service of the Prince.

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

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

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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 Pistollet de st. ferjeux | Go to name Pistone | 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