A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Panda family of Denmark.
lionCourage, strength and royaltyJ. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“D'azur à une panthère ramp. au nat. C.: la panthère, iss.”
The Panda 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 Panda 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 family name Panda carries a distinct history rooted in the rural landscapes of Sjælland during the early eighteenth century. Historical records confirm that members of the family were established in this region by 1722, living within a society defined by agrarian traditions and local parish life. During this era, surnames in Denmark were often fluid, as many families still relied on patronymic naming systems where a child took the father’s first name as their last name. The emergence of a fixed surname like Panda suggests that the family may have been associated with a specific geographic location, a unique physical trait, or a particular trade that distinguished them from their neighbors. As the family navigated the social shifts of the 1700s, they remained part of the local community structure, contributing to the development of the region through their labor and daily interactions within the parish.
Latin term meaning open, spread out, or curved.
