A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Fuks family of Denmark.
Reg. 0435 · Danish, D–F
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
bendDefence, and the scarf of a commander
Colours
Black (Sable)Means: Constancy
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)
“De sa. à la bande alésée de gu., entaillée en haut et en bas en forme de triangle. C.: un chapeau de sa., sommé d'une queue de paon au nat.”
Denmarkc. 1722
Where the Fuks Arms Were Recorded
Sjaælland
Map of Denmark showing where the Fuks arms are recorded
The Fuks 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 Fuks 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 Fuks Family in Denmark
The surname Fuks has deep roots in Northern Europe, where it functioned as a descriptive name often linked to the German word for a fox. By the early 18th century, members of the family were firmly established in the region of Sjælland, Denmark. Records confirm their presence there as early as 1722, suggesting that the family had integrated into the local agricultural or trade communities of the Danish islands during this period. Because surnames were often adopted based on personal traits or professional roles, the name likely served as a way to distinguish this specific lineage within the growing populations of the Baltic region. Over the following generations, the family continued to live and work across Sjælland, contributing to the historical fabric of the Danish countryside as they moved through the transitions of the 1700s.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Fuchs
Germanic term for the animal known as a fox.
This name
FuksA topographic or occupational surname originally used to describe a clever person or a fox hunter.
also spelled
Fucks
Fuchs
Fuks
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Danish National Archives (Rigsarkivet), Sjællands Stifts øvrighedsarkiver
Danish National Archives (Rigsarkivet), Kirkebøger for Sjællands Stift
Kruken, Kristoffer and Stemshaug, Ola, Norsk personnamnleksikon, 1995
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bendDefence, and the scarf of a commander
bendDefence, and the scarf of a commander
