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
Living On Own Means 92
General Labourer 77
General Servant Domestic 68
Dress Maker 61
Scholar 59
Cook Domestic 52
Domestic Servant 39
Housemaid Domestic 36
Farmer 27
Agricultural Labourer 26
Dressmaker 23
Stone Mason 22
Laundress Wash 21
House Keeper 19
Tailoress 19
Cotton Weaver 19
Carpenter 18
Coal Miner Hewer 18
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 18
Dock Labourer 14
Servant Domestic 14
Gardener Domestic 14
Charwoman 13
School 13
Brick Layer 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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