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Pieles Coat of Arms / Pieles Family CrestThis German and Dutch surname of PIELES was a metonymic occupational name for an arrowsmith, originally rendered in medieval documents in the Latin form PFIL (spike, javelin). This was a very important occupation during the Middle Ages. The name has numerous variant spelling which include PFLEILER, PIELMANN, PYL and PIEHL. Surnames are divided into four categories, from occupations, nicknames, baptismal and locational. All the main types of these are found in German-speaking areas, and names derived from occupations and from nicknames are particularly common. A number of these are Jewish. Patronymic surnames are derived from vernacular Germanic given names, often honouring Christian saints. Regional and ethnic names are also common. The German preposition 'von (from) or 'of', used with habitation names, is taken as a mark of aristocracy, and usually denoted proprietorship of the village or estate from where they came. Some members of the nobility affected the form VON UND ZU with their titles. The Dutch language is most closely related to Low German, and its surnames have been influenced both by German and French naming practices. The preposition 'van' is found especially with habitation names, and the 'de' mainly with nicknames. In eastern Germany there was a heavy influence both from and on neighbouring Slavonic languages. Many Prussian surnames are of Slavonic origin. The name was brought into England at an early date and Anglcized to PEEL and PEELE. Early records of the name in England include Geoffrey atte Pele of the County of Somerset in 1273. Ailwin Peele of Yorkshire, was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Roger Pele, parson of Dalton-in-Furness, County Lancashire in 1541. Robert Peel of Blackburn, Wills at Chester in 1577. The associated coat of arms is recorded in Rietstaps Armorial General. Registered in Germany. In the Middle Ages heraldry came into use as a practical matter. It originated in the devices used to distinguish the armoured warriors in tournament and war, and was also placed on seals as marks of identity. As far as records show, true heraldry began in the middle of the 12th century, and appeared almost simultaneously in several countries of Western Europe. |
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