FAMILY SOMERTON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Somerton

Coat of arms and family crest of Somerton.

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

History and meaning for Somerton.

Somerton is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Somerton an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Somerton:

1) The origin of the family name Somerton.

2) The meaning of the family name Somerton.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Somerton.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Somerton.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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The family Somerton appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Somerton and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Somerton is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Somerton 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 Somerton, 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 Somerton, and origin for the family name Somerton, nobiliary titles of the family name Somerton and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Somerton appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Somerton 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 Somerton alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Somerton, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Somerton, 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 Somerton.

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

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:

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

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

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* The family name Somerton 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/

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