General (General discussion, talk about anything.)
Quote from the College of Arms:-
Q. Do coats of arms belong to surnames?
A. No. There is no such thing as a 'coat of arms for a surname'. Many people of the same surname will often be entitled to completely different coats of arms, and many of that surname will be entitled to no coat of arms. Coats of arms belong to individuals. For any person to have a right to a coat of arms they must either have had it granted to them or be descended in the legitimate male line from a person to whom arms were granted or confirmed in the past.
Example: Two sites selling coat of arms for the surname HUNT
http://www.houseofnames.com/coatofarms_details.asp?sId=&s=hunt
http://www.freecoatsofarms.com/coatsofarms/catalogdata/628.html
Point proven... It is a CON
Replied: 20th Jan 2007 at 18:28