Gardener Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Gardener Name Meaning: Thought to originate from the French word 'gardin' or the German 'gard' meaning 'an enclosure'.

An occuptaional name given to someone who maintained gardens for noblemen etc and looked after the growing of food for a kitchen garden.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gardener Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gardener family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 291
Female Servant 206
Independent 147
Labourer 112
Male Servant 80
Farmer 66
Shoe Maker 36
Carpenter 28
Weaver 22
Laundress 21
Tailor 20
Dress Maker 19
Gardener 17
Ag Labourer 17
Servant 16
Pupil 14
Cotton Weaver 11
Independant 10
Pauper 10
Coal Miner 10
Grocer 9
Publican 8
Clerk 8
Baker 8
Thatcher 7

Gardener Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gardner 88% 118,728
2 Gardener 100% 53,870
3 Gardiner 88% 41,044
4 Gairdner 75% 193
5 Gardnor 75% 188
6 Gordner 75% 155
7 Gradner 63% 103

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The surname Gardener is the 2nd most popular variant of Gardner.

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