Coat of Arms

I was recently doing a bit of personal research into the family name and was interested to learn a bit about the name's history.

It is a 'habitational' name, generally denoting the place/s we came from, while the first element in the name (walh) was variously Old English for ‘foreigner’. As Salvo Officers who move around, I thought this was quite apt.

The Walton coat of arms dates back several centuries, with variations (as many coat of arms do). I have since modified the colour and borrowed a slogan from a less familar Walton coat of arms. While retaining the original overall design, I've finished up with an original coat of arms for our lttle family too.

The slogan reads 'Omnia Vincit Amor'. Latin, for 'Love Conquers All'.

Along with the family name written at the bottom of the coat of arms, which provides a rich sense of identity, the slogan serves to remind us that family ties alone are not enough.

We need to ensure we maintain that sense of family, within and beyond the name.

'Love Conquers All', including the insufficiences of one name defining a rich history of diverse people coming together to create a family that bears that one name.

'Omnia Vincit Amor'. What a great way to define family!