{"id":1333,"date":"2023-02-11T02:53:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T02:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/historyofnames.uk\/shop\/?post_type=product&p=1333"},"modified":"2026-03-26T23:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T23:48:11","slug":"coat-of-arms-family-crest-with-surname-origin-meaning-on-a-parchment-background","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/historyofnames.uk\/shop\/product\/coat-of-arms-family-crest-with-surname-origin-meaning-on-a-parchment-background\/","title":{"rendered":"Coat of Arms (Family Crest) with Surname Origin & Meaning on a Parchment Background"},"content":{"rendered":"

Available ready for framing<\/strong><\/em> as either a printed<\/em><\/strong> product on A4 sized<\/em><\/strong> high quality matt photo paper for the best print quality<\/em>, or as an A4<\/strong> or US Letter<\/strong> size as a download<\/em><\/strong>, which can then be printed on a home (inkjet or laser) printer or at a local (or online) print shop. <\/p>\n

These are created on an aged (darker) ancient parchment background<\/em><\/strong> or with a plain parchment background<\/em><\/strong>. You can also choose a download<\/em><\/strong> version without<\/em> a parchment background (plain white) if you plan to print directly onto your own parchment paper.<\/p>\n

The coat of arms<\/em><\/strong> (or ‘family crest’) images<\/strong> and colours<\/strong> will be for your choice of surname<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Many surnames have several different coats of arms<\/strong> associated with them, so if there’s a specific image you would like<\/strong><\/em>, or a country-specific image if it exists (i.e. English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Dutch, German, etc.) please let us know when ordering<\/strong><\/em>.<\/font><\/p>\n

The coats of arms<\/em><\/strong> (or family crests<\/em>) we use are those as recorded in various ancient sources, such as Burke’s General Armory<\/em>, Rietstap’s Armorial G\u00e9n\u00e9ral<\/em>, Fairbairn’s Book of Crests<\/em>, and others. The surname origin<\/strong><\/em> and meaning<\/strong><\/em> details used are found in numerous surname sources, and we check all details for the greatest accuracy<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

This product includes:<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\"Green The oldest coat of arms<\/strong><\/em> (family crest) most associated with the surname.
\n\"Green The heraldic description<\/strong><\/em> (blazon) for the coat of arms, including the Crest<\/em><\/strong> (smaller image above the helmet), Arms<\/em><\/strong> (the shield colours and images) and the ancient Motto<\/em><\/strong> (if one exists) with the English translation.
\n\"Green The spelling variants<\/strong><\/em> of the surname.
\n\"Green The origin<\/em><\/strong> and meaning<\/em><\/strong> of the surname.
\n\"Green The earliest known recordings<\/em><\/strong> of the surname, along with the date and name of the ancient manuscripts they were recorded in.<\/p>\n

Why order a download version?<\/strong><\/p>\n