Can anyone have a Coat of arms?

Can anyone have a Coat of arms?

Peter O'Donoghue (Bluemantle Pursuivant ) gives expert video advice on: What is a Coat of Arms?; Can anyone have a Coat of arms?; Where would they come from? and more...

Coats of Arms were originally granted to members of the nobility, the peerage, the gentry, professional classes, administrators such as servile servants, and the clergy. They are generally historically associated with the upper classes. Today they are more widely used and belong to people from all walks of life. They are granted to people that have eminence in the community, which has a variety of meanings in the modern world.