The Heath Coat of Arms
The Heath Coat of Arms was drawn from information recorded in ancient heraldic archives. Documentation for the Heath Coat of Arms design can be found in Fox-Davies Armorial Families. .. The Arms (shield) is as follows: Arg, a tower fu, between three heath cocs ppr.
When translated the Arms description is:
Silver: a red tower between three natural colored heath cocks.
Above the shield and helmet is the Crest which is described as:
Upon the battlements of a red tower, a natural colored heath cock resting his right claw on a black arrow-head.
Family mottos are believed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times.
A motto was not recorded with the Heath Coat of Arms.
Individual surnames appears to be locational in origin, and is believed to be associated with the English, meaning, "dweller near wasteland with low shrubs. Variations on spelling of Heath are Heth, Heathe, and Heaths.
There were approximately 10,750 heads of households in the United States with the old and distinguised Heath Name. Although the figure seems relatively low, it does not signify the many important contributions that individuals bearing the Heath name have made to history.
(No genealogical representation is intended or implied by this report and it does not represent individual lineage of your family tree.)
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