A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Blunt family of England.
Sir Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, London: Harrison & Sons, 1884
Blazon (the actual original written record)“Barry nebulée of six or and sa”
The Blunt arms were recorded in Hants, c. 1620.
Hampshire had the naval dockyards at Portsmouth on one side and good farmland on the other. Sea money and land money both bought estates, and an estate was what brought a family its coat of arms.
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 England in this period.
Reigning in England when the Blunt arms are first recorded.
English heraldry allowed arms to be shared by all legitimate descendants of the original owner. These symbols were treated as personal property that moved through the generations to all children. While the eldest son kept the original design, other family members could use the same shield without needing to change it or register their own unique versions.
The surname Blunt originates from the Old French word "blond," which was used to describe someone with fair or yellow hair. In medieval times, this name was often given as a nickname to distinguish individuals based on their physical appearance. By the early seventeenth century, members of the Blunt family were firmly established in the county of Hampshire. Records confirm their presence in the region by 1620, where they lived as part of the local community during a period of significant social and economic change in England. These early settlers likely worked in agriculture or local trades, contributing to the development of the Hampshire landscape long before many of their descendants eventually migrated to other parts of the world.
A Latin term referring to a fair or light-colored complexion.
