A demi-lion rampant Gules

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Surnames Associated with this Crest:

• Allen
• Braid
• Braytoft
• Bridges
• Cade
• Capon
• Charlton
• Clarke
• Coulthard
• Cumbrae-Stewart
• Cunnington
• Durand
• Dyer
• Eaines
• Ermingland
• Erskine
• Esharton
• Farange
• Farquharson
• Fergusson
• Freeman
• Fyfe
• Fyffe
• Grehan
• Griffith
• Griffiths
• Hacklet
• Hill
• Hoberd
• Hobert
• Keresforth
• King
• Lacy
• Lamphier
• Leigh
• M'Kenzie
• M'Phie
• MacAwley
• Macduff
• Maddison
• Magawly-Cerati
• Merry
• Meyler
• Milliken
• Moncreiff
• Moncreiffe
• Moncrieff
• Moubray
• Nichol
• Nowland
• Ogilvie
• Osborne
• Owen
• Page
• Parsons
• Percivall
• Picton
• Pyot
• Ravensholme
• Ribton
• Russell
• Sall
• Scott
• Seys
• Shaw
• Spence
• Stainsbury
• Stewart
• Stuart
• Thomas
• Thornton
• Tyers
• Wilson
• Wyse
• Young

Crest Symbolism:

The crest features a demi-lion rampant shaded Gules (red). In heraldry, the lion is considered the king of beasts and is the emblem of undying courage, strength, and valor. It represents a warrior who is not only strong but fair. The "demi" aspect, showing the upper half of the beast, carries the same significance as the whole lion but serves to distinguish the bearer. The "rampant" attitude—rearing up on the hind legs with forepaws raised—symbolizes a readiness to fight and defend one's kin and country. The color Gules (red) denotes military fortitude, magnanimity, and the spirit of a martyr, indicating a willingness to shed blood for a higher cause.

(Plate 10, Crest 3 Fairbairn, J. (1905). Fairbairn’s book of crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland)