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 1,080
Agricultural Labourer 244
Labourer 167
General Servant 108
Domestic Servant 70
Laundress 54
Dress Maker 51
Servant 44
House Keeper 37
Carpenter 35
Gardener 34
Coal Miner 32
Annuitant 30
No Occupation 27
Cook 26
Farm Labourer 26
Shoe Maker 23
House Maid 22
General Servant Domestic 22
Butcher 21
Silk Worker 21
Charwoman 18
Tailor 17
Farm Servant 17
Cotton Weaver 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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