charles Family Crest and Name History
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Where did the English charles family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the
charles family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the
history of the family name?
charles is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from Carl, derived from the personal name which means
man.
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are
common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of
literate people's names evolved. charles has been recorded under many different variations, including Charles,
Carles, St. Charles and others.
First found in Suffolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New
World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that
would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often
went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration
records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name charles or a variant listed
above: the family who settled at Brimfield, Massachusetts, about the year 1640. Dorothie Charles settled in
Virginia in 1635; and Evan Charles settled in Antigua in 1679. John Charles settled in Virginia in 1634.
Motto Translated: Virtue increases honour.
For more information on the last name charles, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as
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Some noteworthy people of the name charles
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Rev. Harold Charles, Bishop of St. Asaph
Jack Charles, Director
Robert Charles, Keeper of the National Museum
William Charles, Law lecturer
Jacques Alexandre César Charles (1746-1823), French physicist
Edward Stuart Charles (1720-1788), AKA Bonnie Prince Charlie of Scotland
Mary Eugenia Charles (b. 1919), politician
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John Charles (b. 1932), Welsh soccer player
Robert Charles (b. 1936), New Zealand golfer
Karl Ludwig Johann Charles (1771-1847), archduke of Austria
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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist
We have researched the charles family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can
render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the
heralds from time immemorial.
Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...
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Family Crests: Timeline
Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry
itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was
discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon,
Germany...
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Family Crests: Elements
In the charles coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary
art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and
armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...
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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate
We encourage you to study the charles genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular
family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim
to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear
arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...
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The charles Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The charles Family Crest was
drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published
family crest once associated with each surname.
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