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FAMILY RATES: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Rates.

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

History and meaning for Rates.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rates:

1) The origin of the family name Rates.

2) The meaning of the family name Rates.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rates.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rates.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* Catalonia (Spain).

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

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

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.

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

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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 Rates:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Rates.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Rates

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

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Rates 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 Rates. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Rates.

The history and heraldry of the family name Rates appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Rates appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.

Julio de Atienza, in his book "Nobiliario Espanol", collects the heraldry and history of the family name Rates. This work is of great importance for the heraldry because it collects the history, evidence of nobility and nobility of surnames and lineages among which is the family name Rates. The name Rates also appears in the "Heraldic and Noble Dictionary of the Kingdoms of Spain" by Fernando Gonzalez Doria, although he presents less data on the name Rates than the "Nobiliario Espanol".

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

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* 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.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* 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.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

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

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