The armorial bearing, used in centuries past by a person or family with the Broughton surname or an onomatological variant thereof and are therefore associated with the name Broughton, is on file at the Sanson Institute of Heraldry.

Other documentation for the Broughton Coat of Arms design can be found in the "General Armory of Great Britain"written by Sir Bernard Burke.

Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language to describe individual Coat of Arms.

The description for the Broughton family is:

Family mottos are believed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times, but a motto was not recorded with the Broughton Coat of Arms.

The above information is based on a certificate of authenticity issued by the Sanson Institute of Heraldry (Manuscript #626, Folio L) to W. L. Broughton of Texas in 1977.