Major Coat of Arms & Family Crest - Symbols, Bearers, History 

Major “Family Crest” or Coat of Arms - Major/Maijor Family History & Surname
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1) granted in 1646 to John Major of Leicestershire, and to his father, Anthony Major of Kempstone, co. Nottinghamshire - Argent two bars sable in chief three mullets pierced of the second. Crest-A demi greyhound sable collared argent thereon three martlets of the first.
2) Major of Bramston, co. Nottinghamshire - Argent two bars sable in chief three mullets pierced of the second. Crest: A demi greyhound rampant sable collared argent thereon three mullets of the first.
3) Major of Worlingworth Hall, co. Suffolk - granted in 1765 to Sir John Major of Wolingworth Hall (1698-1781), Sheriff of Suffolk, son of John Major of Bridlington (1669-1709), son of John Major (d. 1690), son of William Major of Bridlington, co. Yorkshire - Azure three pillars of the Corinthian order, two and one, on the top of each a ball of the last. Crest: A dexter arm, embowed, habited azure cuff argent charged on the arm with a plate, in the hand proper a baton or.
4) Major of Southampton, and of the Isle of Wight, Hampshire - Richard Maijor Esq. (1582-1660), Member of Parliament, privy councilor, purchased the manor of Merdon at Hursley, son of John Major (c. 1560-1629), Member of Parliament for Southampton, only son of John Major, brewer of Southamtpon, who was likely from Jersey and descended from Sir Marcus Major (fl. c. 1490)
5) Nicholas Major (fl. 1696), bourgeois of Paris - D'azur, à deux fasces d'argent.
6) Nordlingen, Bavaria -Écartelé, aux 1 et 4, de sable, au lion d'or, aux 2 et 3, d'argent, à un arbre de sinople, posé sur un tertre du même. Casque couronné. Cimier: un lion d'or, assis de front, entre un vol, coupé de sable sur or. Lambrequin: d'or et de sable.