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  Designing Your Own Unique Family Crest There is a lot of history behind family crests, or coat of arms. In some areas of the world these were only designed for the wealthy or nobles. In others it was created by the head of the household to distinguish his family line over others with the same name. It is possible to purchase a registered family crest by searching data bases in the U.K., U.S. and Scotland or to research genealogical websites and find common crests used for specific surnames. It is also possible to design an entirely unique crest that will represent...

Surnames A surname is part of a personal name that is passed from either or both parents to their offspring. Customs on the format of surnames change from region to region and their use has changed over time. In most Western nations, the surname occurs at the end of a personal name, after a given name or names. Conversely some East Asian counties and Hungary place the surname before given names. In most regions and time periods, surnames were assumed based on descent from a male ancestor (usually the father), but in some cases were passed by the mother. Use...

  Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry, the word, in its most general sense, encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. To most, though, heraldry is the practice of designing, displaying, describing, and recording coats of arms and heraldic badges.  Heraldry was born in the middle of the twelfth century in an area roughly limited by the Rhine to the North and the Loire to the South. It came to life...

We have now added another 200,000 names to our free online preview.  We are proud to own the largest Family Name History & Coat of Arms database in the World covering over 1 Million family Names with the ability to research thousands more.  We are the only trusted website dedicated to providing our customers with authentic and thoroughly researched Coats of Arms which are also referred to as Family Crests.  Preview your Coat of Arms now! WHY US Authenticity-all of our British Coat of Arms come from Burke's General Armory (A listing of Armorial Bearings from earliest to the present time)...

Design Your own Coat of Arms   Designing Your Own Unique Family Crest There is a lot of history behind family crests, or coat of arms. In some areas of the world these were only designed for the wealthy or nobles. In others it was created by the head of the household to distinguish his family line over others with the same name. It is possible to purchase a registered family crest by searching data bases in the U.K., U.S. and Scotland or to research genealogical websites and find common crests used for specific surnames. It is also possible to design an...