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FAMILY TOMPKINSON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Tompkinson.

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

History and meaning for Tompkinson.

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

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tompkinson:

1) The origin of the family name Tompkinson.

2) The meaning of the family name Tompkinson.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tompkinson.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tompkinson.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Tompkinson 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 Tompkinson:

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

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

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:

* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* 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.

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

* MERMAID: The Mermaid is a symbol of Eloquence and Seduction.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

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

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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 Tompkins | Go to name Tompson | 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