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 956
Agricultural Labourer 314
Labourer 120
House Servant 90
Laundress 58
Servant 58
Coal Miner 45
General Servant 44
Dress Maker 44
Carter 34
Shoe Maker 32
House Keeper 31
House Maid 29
Carpenter 29
Gardener 29
Cook 25
Domestic Servant 25
Baker 21
Farm Labourer 21
Wife 20
Fund Holder 20
Tailor 19
Brick Layer 17
Butcher 17
Nurse 16

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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