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Tarras Family Crest
Tarras Family Crest
Tarras

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Where did the Scottish Tarras family come from? What is the Scottish Tarras family crest and coat of arms? When did the Tarras family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Tarras family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Terras, Tarras, Terris, Turris, Terrace and others.

First found in Moray, where they held a family seat from very ancient times before and after the Norman Conquest in 1066.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tarras research. Another 139 words(10 lines of text) covering the years 1375, 1569, and 1669 are included under the topic Early Tarras History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tarras Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Joseph Tarras, aged 30, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1836

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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Amore
Motto Translation: Love.

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  2. Paul, Sir James Balfour. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland Second Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1903. Print.
  3. Moody David. Scottish Family History. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1994. Print. (ISBN 0806312688).
  4. Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
  5. Warner, Philip Warner. Famous Scottish Battles. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1996. Print. (ISBN 0-76070-004-4).
  6. Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1970. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
  7. Adam, Frank. Clans Septs and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands 8th Edition. London: Bacon (G.W.) & Co, 1970. Print. (ISBN 10-0717945006).
  8. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  9. Catholic Directory For Scotland. Glasgow: Burns Publications. Print.
  10. The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
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The Tarras Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Tarras 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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