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 740
Agricultural Labourer 111
Labourer 85
Domestic Servant 49
General Servant 40
Laundress 32
Coal Miner 26
Dress Maker 25
Annuitant 23
House Keeper 19
Servant 18
Lead Miner 17
Silk Worker 17
Tailor 15
Milliner 15
Porter 15
General Servant Domestic 14
Gardener 13
Carpenter 13
Nurse 12
Wife Of Above 12
Cook 11
Blacksmith 11
Farm Labourer 11
Clerk 11

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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