The story
* 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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.