Nel nobiliario sardo, opera che raccoglie gran parte delle famiglie nobili di sardegna, ivi compresi gli stemmari appartenute a quelle famiglie che risiedevano in quelle città. La famiglia è compresa trà le nobili di detta terra, come risulta dai tratti genealogici conservati presso le biblioteche raccolte nel nobiliario. Numerose famiglie che risiedevano in sardegna ne’ secoli trascorsi, provenivano dalla spagna o dalle terre di toscana e liguria, che al seguito di personaggi che in quei luoghi dominavano, posarono poscia la loro dimora. Antica e nobile famiglia originaria di Sardegna. Il commendator G.B. di Crollalanza riporta la blasonatura di questa famiglia nei volumi del suo Dizionario storico blasonico delle famiglie nobili e notabili italiane.. Riguardo a questo cognome abbiamo ritrovato ulteriori informazioni storiche in altri archivi. Purtroppo in lingua originale Inglese. : This Italian name of VACA was of the occupational group of last names, meaning one who was a cowherd. The name was primarily extrapolated from the Latin word VACCARIUS. Occupational last names primarily denoted the actual occupation followed by the individual. At what period they became hereditary is a difficult problem. Many of the occupation names were descriptive and could be varied. In the Middle Ages, at least among the Christian population, people did not usually pursue uniqueized occupations exclusively to the extent that we do today, and they would, in fact, turn their hand to any form of work that needed to be done, particularly in a large house or mansion, or on farms and smallholdings. In early documents, last names frequently refer to the actual holder of an office, whether the church or state. The name was also used as a nickname for a gentle person. Other spellings include VACCARO, VACCARI, VACCAI, VACCHER, VAGUER, VACCARINO, VACCARINI, VACCARELLI and VACHERAT, to name but a few. The origins of Italian last names are not clear, and much work remains to be done on medieval Italian records. It seems that stable bynames, in some cases hereditary, were in use in the Venetian Republic by the end of the 10th century. The typical Italian Last Name endings are ‘i’ and ‘o’, the former being characteristic of northern Italy. The singular form ‘o’ is more typical of southern Italy. At first the coat of arms was a practical matter which served a function on the battlefield and in tournaments. With his helmet covering his face, and armour encasing the knight from head to foot, the only means of identification for his followers, was the insignia painted on his shield, and embroidered on his surcoat, the draped and flowing garment worn over the armour. A noble member of the name was VACARIOUS (1115-1198) who was the Italian jurist. He was a law teacher at Bologna, and he came to England and lectured at Oxford in 1149, where he was the first to teach the rediscovered Roman law. His book ‘Liber Pauperum’ was a popular medieval text….
Noble title: Nobili
Coat of arms: D’azzurro, alla quercia fogliata e fruttata, nudrita sulla pianura erbosa, addestrata da una vacca lattante un vitello, e mirante una colomba volante a destra nell’angolo del capo, il tutto al natura…