Lion Rampant Double-Queued Murally Crowned Crest

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Surnames Associated with this Crest:

• Billingham
• Dudley
• Ffolliott
• Folliott
• Marryatt
• Meyer
• Shirreff
• Wortham
• Worthom

Crest Symbolism:

This crest features a lion in a rampant attitude, standing erect on its hind legs, which is the classic heraldic emblem of undying courage, valor, and strength. Uniquely, this lion is "double-queued," possessing two distinct tails, a feature often symbolic of double strength, distinct lineage, or a specific augmentation of honor. The beast is blazoned "per pale," meaning it is divided vertically into two colors, Gules (red) and Argent (silver), combining the heraldic meanings of military fortitude and magnanimity with peace and sincerity. It is murally crowned, wearing a crown modeled after the battlements of a castle wall; this distinction was traditionally awarded to the soldier who first scaled the walls of a besieged fortress, signifying a stalwart defender of the realm. The figure rests upon a torse, representing the twisted silk and metal of the bearer's livery.

(Plate 1, Crest 14, Fairbairn, J. (1905). Fairbairn’s book of crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland)