A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Marcoux family of France.
lionCourage, strength and royaltyJ. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“D'or au lion de gu., tenant une roue de sa.”
The Marcoux arms were recorded in Guyenne, c. 1663.
Guyenne was the great wine country of south-western France, shipping claret to England for centuries. The trade made merchant families rich, they bought vineyards and estates with the money, and land of that kind brought arms with it.
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 France in this period.
Reigning in France when the Marcoux arms are first recorded.
In France, a coat of arms was a mark of honor that passed down through the male line to all legitimate descendants. Families often used the same shield without changes to show their shared heritage. If a branch wanted to stand out, they could add a small mark to their shield to show their specific place in the family tree.
The Marcoux family name finds its roots in the historical province of Guyenne, located in southwestern France. By the mid-seventeenth century, members of this family were well-established in the region before some individuals began the journey to New France. The name itself is likely a derivative of the given name Marc, which was a popular choice across Europe during the Middle Ages. Families often adopted these variations to distinguish different branches of a lineage as populations grew in local villages. Those who left Guyenne in 1663 carried these cultural traditions across the Atlantic, helping to shape the early social fabric of colonial settlements. Through their transition from rural France to the frontier, the Marcoux family maintained their identity as they adapted to a new environment.
Derived from the Roman god of war Mars.
