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FAMILY SOUSA (DE): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Sousa (de).

Genealogy of family Sousa (de), origin of Sousa (de), provenance of the family name Sousa (de).

History and meaning for Sousa (de).

The heraldry and the history of the family name Sousa (de) 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 Sousa (de).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sousa (de):

1) The origin of the family name Sousa (de).

2) The meaning of the family name Sousa (de).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sousa (de).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sousa (de).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Sousa (de) have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Italy.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Sousa (de):

* Enciclopedia Storico-Nobiliare Italiana by Vittorio Spreti.

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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 Sousa (de):

Name Sousa (de)

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

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

coat of arms sticker for Sousa (de)

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

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The family name Sousa (de) appears in The Italian Storico-Nobiliare Encyclopedia by Vittorio Spreti collects the heraldry of Italian families, such as those of the family name Sousa (de). This work was published in 1928 with six volumes, and in 1935 its Appendix with two volumes. Collect the shield, history and origin of the family name Sousa (de).

It may be helpful for those with the name Sousa (de) 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 Sousa (de) 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 Sousa (de) can have graphic variants.

The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Sousa (de) appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Sousa (de) some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Sousa (de) in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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:

* 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.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* 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.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

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

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

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