Your family
Here is what the record says.
Everything the open record gave us is below
On the record
What an open search reaches in seconds — sources below
Every line above is on the public record, and we print where it comes from. It is also where an open search stops.
Everything above took seconds
What comes next takes people.
Which arms your surname carried, and what every charge, colour and beast on them was understood to mean. The house that bore them, the ground they held and how they governed it. The battles the chronicles name them in. The crossing, and why that generation left. None of it is in a database. It is dug out of armorials, parish books and regional registers by researchers who do nothing else, written by historians who write for a living, and drawn by hand by designers who know heraldry — until what comes out is a book worth putting your surname on.
Have the family name researched by handResearchers, writers and designers — one surname at a time
The Coat of Arms Book
The family
Coat of Arms Book
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Seventeen pages, researched, written and drawn for one surname — yours.
- Your arms drawn by hand, to the rules of the art
- The annotated plate — every element explained
- The house that bore the surname, and the ground it held
- The wars, the places, and the crossing
- Every finding printed with the source it came from
one surname, one book
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How the book is made
Three teams work on it,
one after the other.
Nothing here is generated. The book is not a template with your surname dropped into it: it passes through three separate teams of people, in this order, and while it does, the only surname in front of them is yours. That is what the 2–3 days are.
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First, the researchers
They find it — and they cite where they found it
They go through the armorial record, the surname registers, the regional histories and the published chronicles, looking for your surname. Which arms were borne with it. Which house carried it and what ground they held. Which battles the records name them in. When the surname crossed, and why. Every finding is written down against the source it came from — and what they cannot find, they say plainly rather than filling the gap.
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Then the writers
They turn the findings into seventeen pages you would sit and read
Historians and writers take that pile of findings and turn it into seventeen pages you would actually sit down and read — the people, the ground, the wars, the crossing. Written for your family, in plain English, with the sources kept in. Where something is tradition rather than record, they write that on the page instead of dressing it up.
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Last, the designers
They draw the arms by hand and lay the book out around them
Your coat of arms is drawn by hand — field, charges, helm, wreath, mantling and crest — with every tincture placed by the rules of the art. Then the annotated plate is built from that drawing: each element numbered and pointed out, so nothing on your shield stays a mystery. The whole book is laid out around it, and its palette follows the tinctures of your own arms.
What is inside it
Seventeen pages, in this order
Every section below is written for one surname — yours — and every finding in it is printed with the source it came from. Nothing is left as a claim you are asked to take on faith.
The arms themselves
The achievement borne with your surname, drawn by hand — field, charges, helm, wreath, mantling and crest.
The annotated plate
Every element on the shield numbered and pointed out, so nothing on it stays a mystery to you.
The colours and what they meant
The tinctures of your arms, the Rule of Tincture, and what each colour and metal was understood to say.
The blazon, in plain English
The formal heraldic wording of your arms, with a glossary that lets you read it out loud.
The house and the ground it held
Who carried the surname, where they held, how they governed it and who their rivals were.
The wars and the crossing
The battles the chronicles name them in, the places still standing, and the migration that brought the surname over.
Inside the book
Real pages, not a mockup
Sample pages — the Kelly arms, documented arms of the O’Kellys of Uí Maine. Yours is researched and written for your own surname, and the palette follows the tinctures of your own shield.
From the people who ordered one
What they said when it arrived
I bought The Coat of Arms Book for our upcoming family reunion, and it blew everyone away. What sold me was learning how it’s actually created — researched by historians, written by expert authors, and formatted by professional designers. … The annotated coat of arms page alone, with the numbered callouts explaining the crest and tinctures, is fascinating. It covers everything from our ancestral village to the military history and original migration waves.
Margaret R.
Verified buyer
I was hesitant at first because there are so many heraldry scams online. Lineage & Heritage won me over with their total honesty about coat of arms inheritance law and historical attribution. … Having three distinct professional teams work on the research, prose, and visual design makes a massive difference in quality. Every section — from the formal blazon glossary to the 4 places in Europe our clan can still visit today — is packed with genuine history. Worth every penny.
David C.
Verified buyer
My husband comes from an old Scottish line and is very meticulous about spelling and family details. He was thoroughly impressed. The team of historians clearly did real legwork regarding our surname’s origin, territory, and battles. The writers turned that research into a compelling narrative that reads like a real book, and the graphic design team made the layout look incredible. The section breaking down each heraldic element and its symbolism gave us answers we’ve been searching for years. A dignified, highly professional piece.
Ellen W.
Verified buyer
I wanted a tangible record of our family roots to pass down, not some mystical nonsense or generic template. This product delivers pure historical substance. You get … a beautifully structured 17-page book detailing the etymology, historical figures, coat of arms timeline, and migration journey. The collaborative effort between the researchers, authors, and designers shines through on every page.
Thomas B.
Verified buyer
The level of detail inside The Coat of Arms Book is remarkable. Most sites just give you a picture and a paragraph of generic text. Here, you get a full annotated diagram showing what every crown, helmet, and tincture signifies, followed by deep historical context on where our surname held land and fought in historical chronicles. Knowing it went through historians, specialized writers, and graphic designers gives you complete confidence in what you’re reading. It’s authentic, respectful of history, and very reasonably priced for what it contains.
Patricia H.
Verified buyer
As someone who takes family legacy seriously, I appreciate the dignified tone of this book. No false promises or fake lineage claims — just honest, beautifully documented history about the arms historically associated with our name. The 17-page layout flows perfectly from the formal blazon to the specific places still standing today that we can actually go visit. The team did an exceptional job researching, writing, and designing this.
James A.
Verified buyer
I ordered this for my father, who is 72. He is notoriously hard to shop for, but he loved this. He was particularly impressed by the migration chapter explaining why and when our ancestors left for America, as well as the historical timeline of the coat of arms itself. The craftsmanship from the research stage to the final design layout is top-tier.
Susan M.
Verified buyer
Outstanding product from start to finish. The division of labor is obvious: the historians got the facts and coat of arms right, the writers made it a pleasure to read. … It includes every single section promised on the site, including the certificate of record at the end. If you want real history presented with elegance, this is the company to trust.
Robert K.
Verified buyer
Before you order
Questions
About the book
Is this the “official” coat of arms of my family?
In heraldic law a coat of arms belongs to a lineage, not to everyone who shares a surname. What this book gives you are the arms historically associated with your surname. We don’t claim you descend from any particular person in it.
Do all surnames have a coat of arms?
No, and we won’t pretend otherwise. Where your surname has arms in the registers, we restore those and cite the record. Where it does not, our studio composes a new achievement on real ground — and the book states which you received.
My surname is common. Does that change anything?
Common surnames often carry several unrelated lines, and we say so rather than hiding it. Where more than one line bore arms, we work from the best-documented one and the book tells you that is what it is doing.
Who actually writes it?
Three teams: researchers who work the records, writers and historians who turn the findings into something you would sit down and read, and designers who draw the arms and lay out the book. While they work on yours, it is the only surname in front of them.
Your order
Can I order it if I don’t know my family history?
Yes. Give us the surname — that is all we need. The research is our job.
How long does it take?
Each book is researched, written and laid out for one surname — please allow 2–3 days. It stays yours to keep.
What if something in it is wrong, or I want it changed?
You have 90 days of corrections, included. Write to us with what you want changed — a spelling, a detail of the arms, a passage you would put differently — and the same team goes back into it and reworks that part for you.
Is it a good gift?
It is what most people buy it for — a parent, a grandchild, a family reunion. Order it under the recipient’s surname and it is headed with their family surname throughout.
This is your surname’s shield, and no one else’s.
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