Beard Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Beard

Beard

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Beard history with Beard Family Crest
Beard Motto Translated
Suggested Readings for Beard
Surname Notables
Clan Badge of Beard

About Family Crests

Beard Products

Origins Available: French, Scottish

Where did the Scottish Beard family come from? What is the Scottish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Beard 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 ancient Scottish name Beard was first used by someone who worked as a poet, which was originally derived from the Gaelic word bard.

In the era before dictionaries, there were no rules governing the spelling or translation of names or any other words. Consequently, there are an enormous number of spelling variations in Medieval Scottish names. Beard has appeared as Baird, Bard, Barde, Baard, Bayard, Beard and many more.

First found in Lanarkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

The freedom, opportunity, and land of the North American colonies beckoned. There, Scots found a place where they were generally free from persecution and where they could go on to become important players in the birth of new nations. Some fought in the American War of Independence, while others went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of these Scottish settlers have been able to recover their lost national heritage in the last century through highland games and clan societies in North America. Among them: James Baird who arrived in America in 1685; John Baird settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1773; Thomas Baird settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1774.

Motto Translated: The Lord made.

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Suggested Readings for the name Beard

A Beard Mosaic: David Beard and His Descendants by Virginia Beard Asterino.
History of the Beard, Bedichek, Craven and Allied Families by Pauline Beard.

Some noteworthy people of the name Beard

Charles Austin Beard (1874-1948), American historian
Amanda Beard (b. 1981), American Olympic swimmer
Mary Ritter Beard (1876-1958), American feminist and historian
Andrew Jackson Beard (1849-1921), an African-American inventor
Frank J. Beard (b. 1939), an American golfer, highest ranked on the PGA Tour money list in 1969
James Andrew Beard (1903-1985), an American chef and food writer
Albert 'Bert' Beard (b. 1909), an Australian rules footballer

Beard Clan Badge

A clan is a social group made up of a number of distinct branch-families that actually descended from, or accepted themselves as descendants of, a common ancestor. The word clan means simply children. The idea of the clan as a community is necessarily based around this idea of heredity and is most often ruled according to a patriarchal structure. For instance, the clan chief represented the hereditary "parent" of the entire clan. The most prominent example of this form of society is the Scottish Clan system...

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Beard 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 Beard 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 Beard 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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Beard Family Crest Products

Anniversary

Anniversary products for the name Beard.

Apparel

Apparel featuring the family crest for the surname Beard.

Armorial histories

Armorial histories for the name Beard.

Ceramics

Ceramics proudly displaying the Beard coat of arms.

Clan Badges

Clan Badges for the name Beard.

Clip art

Clip art of all the most used heraldic pieces.

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms for the name Beard.

Downloads

Downloads emphasing the Beard family crest.

Family Crest

Family Crest for the name Beard.

Family Tree

Family Tree proudly displaying the Beard family crest.

Hand Painted Plaques

Hand Painted Plaques with the coat of arms for the name Beard.

Keychains

Keychains featuring the Beard family crest.

Mouse pads

Mouse pads proudly displaying the Beard family crest.

New Products

New Products displaying the family crest for the name Beard.

Packages

Packages displaying the Beard family crest.

Plaques and Frames

Plaques and Frames displaying the Beard family crest.

Surname Histories

Surname Histories for the name Beard.

Symbolism

Symbolism revealing the Beard family crest.

Travel Mugs

Travel Mugs emphasing the Beard family crest.

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The Beard Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Beard 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.