Gwyer

English

Etymology

• As a possibly habitational surname of Norman origin, from a minor place Gohier in the department of Maine-et-Loire, of Germanic origin, from the male name Godehar, Godahari, Gunherius, presumably composed of *god + *hari.
• Also possibly from Gohier, an ancient form of Godard, Goddard.

Proper noun

Gwyer (plural Gwyers)

1. A surname from Norman.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Gwyer is the 23246^th most common surname in England, belonging to 181 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gwyer”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 106.
• Forebears