When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
Language of the text: English
Nobility: Noble family - Knights - Lords
Nobles in:England (European)
The country or region of the dossier mainly refers to the places where the family was ascribed to the nobility and may be different from those of residence
Heraldic dossiers :
Nickel
English
The surname Nickel is of English and French origin. It is a diminutive of the given name Nicholas. The given name is derived from the post-classical Greek personal name 'Nikolaos', composed of the elements 'nike' victory and 'laos' people. The spelling with the -ch- first occured as early as the twelfth century, and became firmly established at the time of the Reformation. Saint Nicholas was a fourth century bishop of Myra in Lycia, about whom nothing factual is known, although a vast body of legend grew up around him. He was venerated in the Orthodox Church as well as the Catholic church.He became the patron saint of Russia and Greece, as well as of children, sailors, merchants, and pawnbrokers. His feast day is the sixth of December, and among the many roles which legend has assiged to him is that of bringer of Christmas presents, in the guise of 'Santa Claus'; which is an alteration of the Dutch form of the name, 'Sinterklaas'. The normal Middle English vernacular form of the name was Nicol.The name dates as far back as the tenth century were a Nicolaus is recorded in historical archives. The name was brought to America by English immigrants. One of the first fore fathers to bring this name to America is that of a James Nichols, a silver caster, who came to America aboard the William; he settled in Carolina. This name is the one hundredth and eighty-fifth most common surname in America. ...
When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.
It is possible to do a preliminary research in our archive. About 100,000 heraldic traces, origins of surnames, coat of arms and blazons are available free of charge. Just write the desired last name in the form below and press enter.
Legal notices
The Heraldic Traces are dossiers made by an A.I. useful as a starting point for researchers and passionate heraldists and confirm that there is information to work on and it is possible to order a heraldic document.
Variations of surnames are frequent and mainly derive from involuntary acts such as translation errors or dialectal inflections or from voluntary acts such as attempts to escape persecution or acquisition of titles and properties of other families
