Coat of Arms

THE DRESSER COAT OF ARMS





This Dresser Coat of Arms was drawn by a heraldic artist from information officially recorded in ancient heraldic archives. Documentation for the Dresser Coat of Arms design can be found in Rietstap Armorial General. Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language to describe an individual Coat of Arms. When translated into English (from French) the Dresser Coat of Arms' description reads: "Divided in half horizonally: 1 silver, a female in red, issuing from a silver mound, her black hair is scattered, crowned gold with four ostrich feathers alternating in silver and red, two gold, four black vertical bands."

Above the shield and helmet is the crest which is described as: "The Woman Issuing".

Individual surnames originated for the purpose of more specific identification. The four primary sources for surnames were: occupation, location, father's name and personal characteristics. The surname Dresser appears to be occupational in origin and is believed to be associated with the English meaning "one who finished textile fabrics to give them a nap or smooth finish". Different spellings of the same original surname are a common occurence. Dictionaries of surnames indicate probable spelling variations. The most prominent English variations of Dresser are Dressel, Dressler, Dressyr, and Dressers. German variations are Drescher, Dresner, and Vom Drescher.

Census records available disclose the fact there are approximently 800 heads of households in the United States with the name Dresser. With an average of 3.5 members per household in the United States, there should be approximently 3,000 people in the U.S. today carrying the old Dresser name.

 

(This information from Halbert's Genealogy. A catalog of Coat of Arms and related products can be obtained by writing to Halbert's, P.O. Box 5006, Bath, OH 44210-5006.)