Anstruther

Crest: Two arms in armour, embowed, holding a battle axe, all proper

Motto: Peperissem ni periissem .

Origin/Meaning:
Local : from the parish of Anstruther in Fifeshire. The word Anstruther signifies a marsh, or swamp. The family are descended from William de Candela, Lord of the lands of Anstruther, temp. David I.

Citations:
Sanders, and J. Grant, British Crest: Containing The Crests and Mottos of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland; Together with those of the Principal Cities; and a Glossary of Heraldic Terms, Vol II, Edinburgh, Kirkwood & Sons, 1817
James Fairbairn, Fairbairn’s Book of Crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland, Edinburgh, Grange Publising Works, 1892
Clifford Stanley Sims, The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames with a Volcabulary of Christian Names, Albany, N.Y., J. Munsell, 1862
W & A. K. Johnston, The Tartans of the Clans and Septs of Scotland,  With the Arms of the Chiefs, London, W. & A.K. Johnston, Limited, 1906