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FAMILY SOFO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Sofo.

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

History and meaning for Sofo.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sofo:

1) The origin of the family name Sofo.

2) The meaning of the family name Sofo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sofo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sofo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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The family name Sofo appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Sofo has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Sofo arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Sofo are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Sofo are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Sofo have made some test of nobility or knightage.

It may be helpful for those with the name Sofo to know that, in the 15th century, hereditary surnames are already more or less consolidated, thanks in part to the obligation (at the initiative of Cisneros) to record births and deaths in parish books. In any case, it is important to know that, especially in rural areas and among the most humble people, the current norm of the hereditary paternal surname is not fixed definitively until the 19th century, topic that should be taken into account if it is applicable to some families of the family name Sofo It is due to spelling errors and of different types that there are different spellings of the same family name, so those of the name Sofo can have graphic variants.

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

2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* CRESCENT: The Crescent, of oriental origin, symbolizes Victory against the darkness of slander, and Emulations against inconstancy and fickleness.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

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

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

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

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