A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Hogenson family of Denmark.
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“Parti de sa. et d'arg.”
The Hogenson 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.
Reigning in Denmark when the Hogenson arms are first recorded.
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.
The Hogenson name is a patronymic surname, which means it was originally created to identify a person as the son of a man named Hogen. In the early 18th century, this naming style was common across Denmark, where families often used the father’s first name followed by the suffix -sen to denote lineage. By 1722, records confirm that members of the family were living on the island of Sjælland. During this period, Sjælland was the heart of Danish social and political life, and families living there were often tied to the local agricultural economy or trade guilds. Because the name was tied to a specific father rather than a fixed family line, it was common for the spelling to shift slightly over time as families moved between parishes or interacted with different record keepers. This history reflects the transition from simple local identification to the more permanent family naming systems that would eventually define the lineage for generations to come.
High kin or noble descendant from Old Norse origins.
