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: Italiano
Nobility: Nobili - Patrizi
Nobles in:Italia
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
Variations Last name: Calcaterra Merluzzo
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
Ancient and very noble Venetian family, of Istrian origin, known as Cod or Merluzzi, of clear and ancestral virtue, spread over the centuries in various regions of Italy. The origin of this surname, according to authoritative genealogists, should be sought in a hypocoristic form of the medieval staff "Merlo", derived, in turn, from the Latin "Merolus". According to what is handed down to us, the family was ascribed to the Venetian patriciate following the customary donation of one hundred thousand ducats. Moreover, this family, in the unfolding of decades, has always managed to produce a series of men who made its name famous, in public employment, in the liberal and ecclesiastical professions and in military service. Among these, without taking anything away from the value of the omissions, count: Luigi, landowner in the Vicenza area, flourishing in 1535; Federico, landowner in the Vicenza area, flourishing in 1573; Gio. Batta, doctor ...
This text is an automatic translation of a short heraldic preview, it may contain errors.
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.
BlazonMerluzzo
Variations Last name: Calcaterra Merluzzo
1. Coat of arms of family: Calcaterra
Language of the text: Italiano
Campo di rosso, con una gamba d'argento col piè sopra un monte dello stesso.
Calcaterra di Sicilia e Calcaterra Merluzzo di Cividale.
Citato in "Blasone In Sicilia ossia Raccolta Araldica" V. Palizzolo Gravina, Palermo 1871-75, p. 121.
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