A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Stuck family of Switzerland.
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“Gironné de sa. et d'or. C.: un buste d'homme, hab. aux armes de l'écu, tort. de sa. et d'or.”
The Stuck arms were recorded in Winterthur, c. 1725.
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 Switzerland in this period.
In Switzerland, coats of arms were not restricted to the nobility and were often adopted by common citizens and families. These symbols were passed down through generations to show family identity. When branches of a family grew, they often changed small details of the design to distinguish their own line from the original group.
The family name Stuck has deep roots in the Swiss region of Zurich, with historical records confirming their presence in the city of Winterthur as early as 1725. During this period, the name was closely tied to the social and economic life of the town, where families often identified themselves through their specific trade or local geography. The name itself likely originated as a descriptive term in Middle High German, where it referred to a piece of land or a specific portion of a field. This suggests that the earliest ancestors were likely farmers or landowners who became known by the location of their property. As the family grew and settled in Winterthur, they became integrated into the local community, participating in the civic duties and craft guilds that defined life in an eighteenth-century Swiss town.
A piece, fragment, or portion of land.
