Gardner Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Gardner Name Meaning: This is 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

Gardner Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gardner family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,738
Agricultural Labourer 474
Labourer 148
House Servant 130
Dress Maker 96
Servant 94
Laundress 84
House Keeper 79
Coal Miner 74
Shoe Maker 64
Carter 64
Cotton Weaver 54
General Servant 51
Carpenter 46
Tailor 44
House Maid 39
Cook 33
Domestic Servant 32
Farmers Son 30
Blacksmith 28
Dressmaker 26
Farmers Wife 25
Groom 24
Wife Of Above 24
Grocer 23

Gardner Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gardner 100% 118,728
2 Gardener 88% 53,870
3 Gardiner 88% 41,044
4 Gairdner 88% 193
5 Gardnor 86% 188
6 Gordner 86% 155
7 Gradner 71% 103

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The surname Gardner is the most popular version of all its varients

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