Anyone know the Coat of arms for the Family Surname Casties?

Question

its a french surname. It also might be derivable from the french town of Castries.

Answer 1

Riothamus is correct. Only nobility and royals had family crests. The rest of us from bourgeous and peasant stock had no such thing. When there were wars or conflicts, they fought under the flag of their patron, particularly in France. Since Casties is in Haute-Garonne in the Midi-Pyrenees, the crest on the following link would be their regions "coat of arms"

Answer 2

You are going about it in exactly the wrong direction. The first thing you need to do is research your legitimate male ancestry - that is, your father's father's father, etc. - all the way back to Holland (or wherever in Europe it turns out that they came from). Then research what class of person that was back in the old country. - Was he an aristocrat, a knight, or at least landed gentry? In that case, he will have had a coat of arms and there's a reasonable chance that some heraldic expert in that country will be able to find out what it was. Note that this will NOT necessarily mean that you yourself are entitled to it - the law governing who is entitled to inherit a coat of arms varies from country to country. If it is a country that still has a heraldic authority, they will - for a fee - verify that for you. - Was he a wealthy merchant or educated professional person (lawyer, physician, etc.)? In that case, depending on the country, he MAY have had a coat of arms. (In some countries heraldry was restricted exclusively to the nobility, indeed was a badge and proof of noble status; in others it was more widely used by the well-off and respectable.) But it may be harder to find out if he did. - Was he an ordinary working Joe? In that case he won't have had a coat of arms, whatever country he came from. In no part of Europe did any but the very top 5% (if so much) of the population have a coat of arms.

Answer 3

Actually, there is no such thing as a coat of arms for a surname. *Individuals* are granted arms, and, if that grant is hereditary, their *eldest son* inherits that right on their death. Other family members may also have the right to variations on that coat of arms, that indicate their relationship to the head of the family.

Since all people of a given surname are seldom, if ever, closely related (often they are not related at all, at least within the period when relationships can be traced), a coat of arms could *not* be granted to a surname.

That idea is popular as the result of a scam. Ads offering "Your Family's Coat of Arms" or something similar are common. People see those and get the idea every family has a coat of arms. That is not true. *No family* has a coat of arms, and there are some surnames that cannot be connected, even by an individual, to any coat of arms. In such a case, the companies simply make one up, on whatever flimsy excuses they can pull together.

Answer 4

Yeah, what Riothamus said.
I know there is a book at the library I seen "Creating Your Own Coat of Arms" and another book about the meanings of each design on a coats of arms, but can't remember the name. This last book was very interesting to read.
I have read different opinions on the subject of the coat of arms. One contradicts the other. I only got interested in the coat of arms when one of my aunts have given me the coat of arms of my dad's surname. And was surprised that we had one.
Still searching where this coat of arms was originated from or if someone had used their imagination. As for now, it exists until I prove otherwise.

Answer 5

Look it up on your computer. It's very simple to do.

Answer 6

OH! You GOT may!