A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Langeveld family of Germany.
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“Coupé: au 1 d'or plein; au 2 parti de sa. et d'arg. C.: un huchet de gu., br. sur un chapeau piramidal du même, sommé d'un panache de plumes de coq de sa.”
The Langeveld arms were recorded in Saxony, c. 1765.
Saxony had mines, trade and old landed families all at once. Silver made some fortunes and land held others, and both sorts of family kept arms, which is why Saxon names appear so often in the registers.
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.
Reigning in Germany when the Langeveld arms are first recorded.
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.
The family name Langeveld originates from the Low German and Dutch linguistic regions, where it translates literally to "long field." This descriptive surname likely identified early ancestors by their connection to a specific stretch of land or a long, narrow agricultural plot. By 1765, records confirm that members of the family were established in the Saxony region of Germany. During this period, the family was part of a larger movement of people settling into rural communities where land ownership and farming defined social status. These early ancestors were likely tenant farmers or landowners who were identified by the geography of their homesteads. As the family grew, the name served as a permanent link to the specific terrain that supported their livelihood and shaped their daily lives in the German countryside.
Long or tall and an open field or piece of land.
