What is my coat of arms?

Question: What is my coat of arms!?

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Short Answer: You Don't Have One!.

Long Answer: If you are asking this question, then it is almost certain that you do not have a coat of arms!. Coats of arms are the property of individuals (except in a few jurisdictions)!. If any of your male line ancestors had a coat of arms, it would have passed down to you and you would, no doubt, have heard of it!. Even though you do not have a coat of arms that has been inherited, you are still free to get one of your own--either through the heraldic authority in your country, or as an assumed coat of arms if your country has no authority!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You might have a coat of arms, but you haven't provided any genealogy so nobody can say!

I assume Frantz is a German name!. In Germany arms were assumed by rich and poor alike, and there is a possibility that someone in your male Frantz line used a coat of arms!.

The best bet is to trace your male-line ancestry to your immigrant ancestor's village or town in Germany!. Then you can contact the locals of the same name and ask if they share a common Frantz ancestor with you!. If that ancestor is armigerous, then you have arms!

The bad news is that you have a lot of work to do!. You are going to have to dig into your past and contact people in Germany!.

If you assume that people get a coat of arms based only on their surname (instead of inheriting one from a male-line ancestor), then you will end up wasting money by buying someone else's coat of arms!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

House of Names is a surname product peddler!.

If you find a coat of arms with your surname under it and if it is valid, that doesn't mean it belongs to you!.

People who display walnut plaques with a coat of arms on them are just displaying one that was granted to someone with their surname and might not even be related!. The family history that comes with them might belong to them and it might not!.

See the link from the most prestigious genealogical organization in the U!. S!., The National Genealogical Society!.

http://www!.ngsgenealogy!.org/comconsumerp!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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http://www!.houseofnames!.com/xq/asp!.fc/qx!.!.!.

We'd love to tell you our family crest but we don't think Yahoo! Answers is the appropriate place to tell you!. Apologies :)

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