Paradise Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Paradise

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Where did the French Paradise family come from? What is the French coat of arms/family crest? When did the Paradise 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 Paradise surname comes from when someone in the family lived a town called Paradis, in Burgundy. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names could sometimes denote the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Paradis, Paradys, Paradise, Paradises, Paradisse, Paradisses, Paradyse, Paradyses, Paradysse, Paradysses, Paraidis and many more.

First found in Burgundy (Bourgogne) where they held a family seat in the seigneurie of Paulhac.

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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes:

Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
Known spelling variations
Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
First settlers to North America
Notable contemporary bearers of the name
A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Pierre Paradis, who arrived in Quebec in 1653 from Perche; John Paradis arrived in Quebec from Anjou in 1681; François-Joseph Paradis arrived in Quebec from Anjou in 1727.

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Paradise 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 Paradise 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 Paradise 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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Armorial histories for the name Paradise.

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Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms for the name Paradise.

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Family Crest

Family Crest for the name Paradise.

Family Tree

Family Tree with a Paradise family crest.

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Keychains

Keychains emphasing the family crest for the name Paradise.

Mouse pads

Mouse pads with the coat of arms for the name Paradise.

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Plaques and Frames

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Surname Histories

Surname Histories for the name Paradise.

Symbolism

Symbolism featuring the family crest for the surname Paradise.

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