Goyer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Goyer family
The surname Goyer was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where they held a family seat on the estates of Sennecourt as a prestigious aristocratic family.
Early History of the Goyer family
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Goyer Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Goyer, Goyere, Gouyer, Gouyé, Gouyais, Gouyeais, Gouyait, Gouyeait, Goyez, Goyait, Goyais, Gouyez and many more.
Early Notables of the Goyer family
Notable amongst the family name at this period was
Goyer Ranking
In Quebec, Canada, the name Goyer is the 671st most popular surname. 1 However, in France, the name Goyer is ranked the 3,574th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2
Goyer migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Goyer Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Francis Goyer, who landed in Maryland in 1662 3
Goyer Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- François Goyer who settled in Louisiana in 1714
Goyer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Jorge Goyer, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1897 3
Goyer migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Goyer Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
- Pierre Goyer, who arrived in Montreal in 1659
Contemporary Notables of the name Goyer (post 1700) +
- Gerald Francis Goyer (1936-2022), Canadian professional NHL ice hockey player from Belleville, Ontario, who played 40 games for the Chicago Black Hawks
- David S Goyer, comic book writer, screenwriter, and film director
- Jean-Pierre Goyer (b. 1932), Canadian politician, Ottawa
Citations +
- "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)