Where can I find coat of arms for unusual last names?

Question:I am looking for 2 unusual last names coat of arms Hjelmstad & Marticorena where would I find/look ?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I am looking for 2 unusual last names coat of arms Hjelmstad & Marticorena where would I find/look ?

Some of our regulars have already explained how/why you won't find what you are looking for.
BUT...
www.rootsweb.com has entries for both names in their family files. They may or may not be actually related to you. If you check out the front page for rootsweb, there is a guide for beginning research.
Heck of a lot more fun (and real) to find the actual history of your own ancestors, than some fake family crest.

There might not be a coat of arms for them. Not every last name has one.

As the above poster said, not every surname has one. Also, they do not belong to surnames. They were graned to individuals who pass them on to their sons.
Even if you find one with your surname that doesn't mean you are entitlted to it. A person has to be in the legitimate direct male line of descent to be entitled to a coat of arms. Actually, there might be several that were granted to different men with the same surname, not all related. I understand those granted to men who are knighted are not hereditary at all.

Surname product peddlers, which includes coats of arms, are descendants of snake oil salesmen. In the U.S. there are no laws regarding heraldry and they take advantage of people. Most people in the U.S. that have those tacky little walnut plaques on their wall are just displaying one that was granted to someone that happened to have their surname and might not even be related.

See the link below

http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerp...

They don't exist. The Norwegians and Swedes weren't into heraldry and Marticorena is not a European noble family. Sorry. Most of us weren't from nobility, so we don't get to have heraldry tzatchkes to hang on our walls. But if you want a fake one, there are several sites online that will sell you one that isn't legit just so they can make you feel like nobility.