Kappus Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

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Blazons & Genealogy Notes

1) (Kapus) von Pichlstein, Karl Jos. K. v. P., Landessekretar, erhielt die krainer Matrikel 1713. Spatere Eintragungen von 1738 and 1795. English: Quarterly G and B 1st & 4th a man in blue cloths with a red hat wielding a miner’s hammer in his right arm; 2nd & 3rd on a trimount a green tree. Crest: the demi man/a man issuing from the helmet (same colors as in the shield) (G and B are initials for two surnames so this coat of arms is a “Allianzwappen” – common in Germany and Scandinavia). Source: Siebermacher’s Wappenbuch.