Gardiner Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Gardiner Name Meaning: A variant of 'Gardener',an occupational name for one who was a 'gardener','keeper of the garden'.

In medieval times this normally represented an agriculturist of edible produce either in an orchard or kitchen garden.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gardiner Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gardiner family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 539
Agricultural Labourer 124
House Servant 45
Labourer 38
Dress Maker 32
Laundress 27
Nurse 20
Servant 20
Gardener 18
Carter 17
General Servant 17
House Maid 16
Lead Miner 15
Coal Miner 14
House Keeper 14
Tailor 14
Fund Holder 14
Cook 13
Silk Weaver 13
Carpenter 13
Silk Worker 12
Cotton Weaver 12
Stone Mason 11
Blacksmith 10
Bricklayer 9

Gardiner Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Gardiner is the 3rd most popular variant of Gardner.

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