The Hogwarts founder named Godric has the surname Gryffindor in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series.
Godric Gryffindor is one of the four medieval founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Gryffindor house is associated with bravery, courage, nerve, and chivalry, and its emblem is a lion.
The other founders are Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. Each founder became associated with a Hogwarts house, and the Sorting Hat assigns students according to qualities connected with those traditions.
Godric Gryffindor is also linked to the Sword of Gryffindor, a goblin-made weapon that can appear to a worthy member of his house. The surname is therefore used for both the founder and the Hogwarts house bearing his name.