A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Avellan family of Spain.
bendDefence, and the scarf of a commanderJ. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“Parti: au 1 d'or à trois bandes”
The Avellan arms were recorded in Aragon, c. 1722.
Aragon was mountain and river country in north-eastern Spain, with a strong tradition of small independent landholders. A great many families counted as gentry there, and each one needed a shield to be told apart.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in Spain in this period.
Reigning in Spain when the Avellan arms are first recorded.
In Spain, a coat of arms was considered a form of property that belonged to the entire family line. These arms were passed down from a father to all his children equally. Younger branches of the family usually kept the original design without needing to add any special marks to distinguish their specific line.
The family name Avellan finds its historical roots in the rugged landscape of the Aragon region in northeastern Spain. By the early eighteenth century, records confirm that members of the family were well-established within this territory. The name itself is closely linked to the Spanish word for hazelnut, which suggests that the family’s original ancestors may have lived near a grove of hazelnut trees or worked in the cultivation of these plants. During the 1700s, families in Aragon often identified themselves through their connection to the local land or specific agricultural trades. As the family grew, they became part of the social fabric of the region, contributing to the local community life that defined the Kingdom of Aragon during the Bourbon era.
The Latin word for hazelnut or hazel tree.
