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FAMILY TOMKINSON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Tomkinson.

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

History and meaning for Tomkinson.

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

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

The etymological study of the surname Tomkinson suggests that it is a surname of British origin patronymic of the proper name Tomkin, since the ending SON means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tomkinson:

1) The origin of the family name Tomkinson.

2) The meaning of the family name Tomkinson.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tomkinson.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tomkinson.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Tomkinson 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 Tomkinson:

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

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

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

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

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

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

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

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

* 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.

* 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.

* ANGIO: The Chief of Angio, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter T index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Tomkins | Go to name Tomkowitz | 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