A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Ellingsen family of Denmark.
Reg. 8396 · Danish, D–F
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
lionCourage, strength and royalty
Colours
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
Gold (Or)Means: Generosity
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“D'azur au lion d'or, tenant de sa patte dextre une épée d'arg. C.: le lion, iss., la tête sommée de cinq pl. d'aut.”
Denmarkc. 1722
Where the Ellingsen Arms Were Recorded
Sjaælland
Map of Denmark showing where the Ellingsen arms are recorded
The Ellingsen arms were recorded in Denmark, c. 1722.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Sjaælland.
Zealand held the Danish court, the crown's offices and Copenhagen itself. Families who served the king kept estates within reach of it, and royal service was the ordinary route to a 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 Denmark in this period.
Frederik IV of Denmark
Sovereign of the period
Frederik IV of Denmark
1699–1730
Reigning in Denmark when the Ellingsen arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Denmark
Danish heraldry during this period was closely tied to noble status and royal favor rather than being open to all citizens. Arms were typically granted by the monarch to individuals, and these symbols were then shared by all members of the noble house. If a family line died out, the right to use those specific arms ended with them.
Granting authority
The Danish royal chancery held the power to issue and regulate official coats of arms for the kingdom.
How they got arms
Families usually received their arms through a formal royal grant that confirmed their noble status and rights.
Where arms were recorded
These grants were officially recorded in the Danish Royal Chancery records starting in the sixteenth century.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Denmark.
Origin & History of the Ellingsen Family in Denmark
The family name Ellingsen follows the traditional Scandinavian naming system known as patronymics. This means the name was not a fixed surname passed down through generations in the modern sense, but rather a description of a person’s father. An individual named Ellingsen was the son of a man named Elling. By the time members of this family were documented in Sjælland in 1722, the name served as a way to track lineage within local communities. Families often stayed in the same rural districts for generations, which allowed these patronymic names to become stable markers of identity. As the family lived and worked in the Danish landscape during the early 18th century, they were part of a society transitioning toward more permanent naming customs. This historical practice provides a clear link to the personal history of ancestors who lived in the region over three hundred years ago.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Elling
Derived from the Old Norse name Erlingr meaning noble or earl descendant.
This name
EllingsenPatronymic surname indicating the son of a man named Elling.
also spelled
Ellingson
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Kruken, Kristoffer and Stemshaug, Ola. Norsk personnamnleksikon. 1995
Danish National Archives (Rigsarkivet). Kirkebøger (Parish Registers), Sjælland diocese, 1722
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lionCourage, strength and royalty
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