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FAMILY SORRE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Sorre.

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

History and meaning for Sorre.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sorre:

1) The origin of the family name Sorre.

2) The meaning of the family name Sorre.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sorre.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sorre.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Sorre 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 Sorre:

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

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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 Sorre:

Name Sorre

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burnt parchment for Sorre name

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Sorre

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

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The family Sorre 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 Sorre 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 Sorre is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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:

* WINDMILL: The Windmills and their Wheels are a symbol of Obedience, because they face the violence of the current and obey the movement that it prints.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

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

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Sorraiz | Go to name Sorred | 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