Goar Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Long before computers fixed spellings, Goar and Gore were used side by side. Its meaning, shared with Gore, is “Dweller on a triangular plot”.

Goar coat of arms

There is no single Goar family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

A variant of Gore

Records show Goar as one of the forms Gore took over time. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Goare.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Goar surname had 686 bearers. That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames. Research your Goar family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.