Howkins Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Howkins

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Origin Displayed: English

Where did the English Howkins family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Howkins 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 surname Howkins is ultimately derived from the Old French personal name Hu(gh)e, which came to Britain with the Normans. This name is a diminutive form, and uses the suffix 'kin', which had the meaning of 'little'. The patronymic form Howkins is by far the most common form of the name, and is found mostly in Leicester, England. In some cases the name no doubt evolved from the name Hawkins.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Howkins, Howkin, Hewkin, Huckin, Hukin, Hukyns and others.

First found in Warwickshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say perhaps even before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Richard Howkins, who was naturalized in Marine court, New York city in 1837; Thomas Howkins, who pledged an oath of allegiance in Philadelphia in 1859.

Motto Translated: Always on the go.

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Some noteworthy people of the name Howkins

Heidi Howkins, American mountain climber and leader of a climb of K2 in 1998
Mike Howkins, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester
Alun Howkins, Ph.D., British Professor of Social History and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Sussex

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

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