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FAMILY ZORZO: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Zorzo.

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

History and meaning for Zorzo.

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Zorzo:

1) The origin of the family name Zorzo.

2) The meaning of the family name Zorzo.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Zorzo.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Zorzo.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Zorzo has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Zorzo:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Extension of Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica by Endika de Mogrobejo.

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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 Zorzo:

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Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Zorzo.
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Coat of arms for the name Zorzo in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Zorzo appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Zorzo. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Zorzo.

The family name Zorzo appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Zorzo has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Zorzo arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Zorzo are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Zorzo are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Zorzo have made some test of nobility or knightage.

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

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:

* 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.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

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

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

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