A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Ullom family of Germany.
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)“Losangé d'or et de sa. C.: un chapeau de tournoi de sa., retr. de gu. et sommé de deux queues de paon d'arg.”
The Ullom arms were recorded in Germany, c. 1765.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Bavaria.
Bavaria was a country of old landed families and walled market towns. Estates passed down the same line for centuries, and both the landowners and the leading townsmen kept arms, which is why so many Bavarian names sit 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 Ullom 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 Ullom traces its roots to the historical region of Bavaria, where records confirm the presence of family members by 1765. During the eighteenth century, Bavaria was a collection of territories governed by the Wittelsbach dynasty, and life for families like the Ulloms was deeply tied to the agricultural cycles and local village customs of the region. Many families with similar names were often identified by their trade or their specific location within a parish, as surnames were still evolving into the fixed forms we recognize today. The name likely originated as a variation of older Germanic given names or descriptive nicknames that were common in southern Germany. As the family lived through the mid-1700s, they were part of a society transitioning through the Enlightenment, which brought changes to how people were registered in church books and local tax records. These early ancestors were likely craftsmen or farmers who helped shape the local economy of their Bavarian communities before later generations began to migrate to other parts of Europe and eventually across the Atlantic.
Old High German term meaning heritage, ancestral property, or noble estate.
