FAMILY RAYO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Rayo

Coat of arms and family crest of Rayo.

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

History and meaning for Rayo.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rayo:

1) The origin of the family name Rayo.

2) The meaning of the family name Rayo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rayo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rayo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

Persons with the name Rayo proved their nobility in Real Chancilleria of Valladolid, as recorded in the archives of this institution.

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

* Canary Islands (Spain).

* Estremadura (Spain).

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

* 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 de Extremadura, by Adolfo Barredo de Valenzuela y Arrojo, and Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas y Lopez.

* Los Apellidos en Canarias, by Carlos Platero Fernandez.

* Blasonario de la Consanguinidad iberica.

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The Blasonario of the Iberian Consanguinity, where apper the heraldry of Rayo, 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 Rayo corresponding to a line whose origin or location is indicated, but without specific attribution to a specific family. It includes family names as Rayo of an extensive universal geography but that were part of the Iberian Community.

The family name Rayo is registered in the "Heraldario Espanol, Europeo y Americano" by Ampelio Alonso de Cadenas and the King of Arms Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent. In this work there are names, like Rayo that have branches in America and / or Europe.

According to the writer Carlos Platero Fernandez, in his book "The Surnames in Canary Islands ", the surname Rayo has a branch in the Canary Islands. In this work, Carlos Platero Fernandez collects the heraldry and history of many family names that come from other places in Spain and Europe, as surely is the case of the name Rayo and that they settled in the Canary Islands. Different spellings of surnames are collected, so it is possible that the name Rayo have some different spelling.

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) 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:

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

* CRANE: The Crane is a symbol of a well-ordered Government under the power of a good boss, who distributes surveillance in turns; it also symbolizes Prudence in the art of governing peoples well.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* CROWN: The Crown is a symbol of Royal or Seigniorial Authority and Dignity or Honorary Badge.

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

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