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 1,196
Agricultural Labourer 78
Dress Maker 68
General Labourer 64
Domestic Servant 61
General Servant 46
Labourer 37
Laundress 37
Farm Labourer 30
Coal Miner 26
Annuitant 24
Carpenter 21
Bricklayer 19
Shoe Maker 19
General Servant Domestic 18
Charwoman 15
Cotton Weaver 15
None 14
Gardener 13
Tailor 13
Tailoress 13
Stone Mason 13
Cook Domestic Servant 12
Farmers Wife 12
Woollen Weaver 12

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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