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FAMILY WILLCOCKS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Willcocks.

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

History and meaning for Willcocks.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Willcocks:

1) The origin of the family name Willcocks.

2) The meaning of the family name Willcocks.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Willcocks.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Willcocks.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Willcocks 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 Willcocks:

* 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 Willcocks:

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

2) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

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

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

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

* EYE: The Eye is a symbol of Ingenuity and Capacity, if both are painted it symbolizes Vigilance and Care.

* 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.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter W index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Willcock | Go to name Willcote | 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