Briggs Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Briggs

Briggs

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Briggs history with Briggs Family Crest
Briggs Motto Translated
Suggested Readings for Briggs

Surname Notables

About Family Crests

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Origin Displayed: English

Where did the English Briggs family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Briggs family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The English surname Briggs derives from the Old Norse word "bryggja." It is the Northern English form of the word bridge.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Brigg, Briggs, Brigge and others.

First found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat from early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Clement Briggs who settled in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1621; Walter Briggs of Scituate, Massachusetts in 1643; Seth Briggs settled in Virginia in 1635.

Motto Translated: Boldly and faithfully.

For more information on the last name Briggs, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name Briggs

A Harkrader-Hathaway (including the Briggs Family) history by Charles Briggs Hathaway.
John Briggs of Sandwich, Massachusetts and His Descendants by Edna Anne Hannibal.

Some noteworthy people of the name Briggs

Ansel Briggs (1806-1881), American, politician, 1st US governor of Iowa (1846-1850)
Charles Augustus Briggs, American clergyman, theologian, and educator
Le Baron Russell Briggs, American educator
Charles Frederick Briggs (1804-1877), American journalist
Lyman James Briggs (1874-1963), American administrator, physicist, and agricultural scientist
Henry Briggs (1561-1631), Australian (English born) politician
Raymond Briggs (b. 1934), English children's illustrator
Katharine Mary Briggs (1898-1980), British folklorist, critic, novelist
Sir Charles James Briggs (1865-1941), British Army Major-General

Tell Me More About Family Crests

Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Briggs 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 Briggs 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 Briggs 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 Briggs Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Briggs 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.