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
Scholar 690
Agricultural Labourer 248
House Servant 120
Labourer 99
Servant 72
At Home 55
Farm Labourer 53
Laundress 51
Dress Maker 46
General Servant 40
Annuitant 36
Pauper 31
House Keeper 30
Scholar At Home 25
Gardener 23
Cook 21
Coal Miner 21
Nurse 19
Lace Maker 18
Farm Servant 18
Shoe Maker 17
Ag Labourer 17
Carpenter 16
Ag Lab 15
Groom 14

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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