A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Faulhaber family of Germany.
Reg. 8860 · German, D–F
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
leafHappiness and abundance
Colours
Silver (Argent)Means: Peace and sincerity
Red (Gules)Means: Military strength
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“Coupé: au 1 d'arg. à quatre pointes de gu.; au 2 d'arg. à trois feuilles de tilleul, accostées de gu., les tiges mouv. du coupé. Cq. cour. C.: un buste de femme, hab. de gu., d'or; entre deux prob. d'arg., ornées chacune à l'ext. de quatre feuilles de tilleul de gu., dont une dans l'embouchure.”
FranconiaFranconia, c. 1765
Where the Faulhaber Arms Were Recorded
Franconia
Map of Germany showing where the Faulhaber arms are recorded
The Faulhaber arms were recorded in Franconia, c. 1765.
Franconia was a patchwork of small territories in central Germany, full of minor landowners and prosperous market towns. So many separate households held land there that the region produced a great many coats 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 Germany in this period.
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Sovereign of the period
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
1745–1765
Reigning in Germany when the Faulhaber arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Germany
In the Holy Roman Empire, coats of arms were often granted to individuals by the Emperor or his representatives. These arms were then passed down through the generations to all legitimate descendants of the original holder. Younger branches of a family usually kept the same shield design without needing to change it, as the arms belonged to the entire lineage.
Granting authority
The Holy Roman Emperor held the sole power to grant new coats of arms throughout his vast imperial territories.
How they got arms
Families typically obtained their coats of arms through a formal imperial grant or by proving their noble status to the authorities.
Where arms were recorded
These grants were officially recorded in the Imperial Chancery registers, which began keeping formal records of such honors during the Middle Ages.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Franconia.
Origin & History of the Faulhaber Family in Germany
The surname Faulhaber is a classic example of a descriptive German name that originated during the Middle Ages. The name is composed of two parts: "faul," which meant lazy or idle, and "haber," which referred to an oat farmer or a merchant who traded in oats. Historians believe this name was likely a nickname given to someone who was perceived as a slow worker or perhaps a farmer who struggled to harvest his crops efficiently. By the time the family was firmly established in the Franconia region of Germany in 1765, the name had become a permanent hereditary surname passed down through generations. Families with this name were typically part of the rural working class, deeply connected to the agricultural traditions of the Bavarian landscape. Over many decades, these individuals moved through the small villages of Franconia, contributing to the local farming economy and the development of the region’s distinct cultural identity.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Faule Haber
Lazy or poor oats
This name
FaulhaberAn occupational name for a farmer who grew poor quality oats.
also spelled
Faulhabre
Folhaber
Faulhab
Fallhaber
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Bahlow, Hans, Deutsches Namenlexikon: Familien- und Vornamen nach Ursprung und Sinn erklärt, 1967
Heintze, Albert, Die deutschen Familien-Namen: geschichtlich, geographisch, sprachlich, 1903
Staatsarchiv Bamberg, Standesbücher der Pfarreien im Hochstift Bamberg, 1765
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