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
School 978
Farm Labourer 91
Private Means 80
General Servant (domestic) 77
General Labourer 72
Labourer 49
Coal Miner Hewer 49
Dressmaker 45
None 40
Domestic Servant 38
Housekeeper 34
Farmer 34
Dress Maker 28
House Keeper 28
Cook (domestic) 27
Dock Labourer 27
At Home 26
Charwoman 26
Scholar 26
Shop Assistant 25
Clerk 24
General Servant Domestic 24
Horseman On Farm 24
Assisting In The Business 23
At School 23

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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