Goard Family History
Goard Name Meaning
English (Cornwall and Devon): from Middle English gourd(e) gord(e) gurd(e) ‘gourd a plant of the Cucurbiaceae family or its fruit; a drinking vessel or water container made from the dried skin of the fruit’ possibly a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of these.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022