About the Goddart Surname

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Goddart, so the heraldry linked to Goddard is a starting point, not an automatic right.

The meaning behind Goddart

If your family name is Goddart, its origin lies with Goddard, a long-established English surname. The name is usually explained as “God hard", a Germanic personal name"”.

Spelled with “t” instead of “d”, Goddart shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Godard.

Get the complete Goddart report, with a museum-style coat of arms.