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 2,336
General Labourer 214
Agricultural Labourer 209
Living On Own Means 138
Dress Maker 128
Coal Miner 128
Cotton Weaver 121
Domestic Servant 119
Living On Her Own Means 102
Farmer 96
Labourer 92
Laundress 88
General Servant Domestic 79
General Servant 78
Clerk 62
Carpenter 57
Farm Labourer 55
Grocer 48
General Domestic Servant 45
House Keeper 44
Gardener 42
Butcher 40
Blacksmith 37
Carter 33
Farm Servant 33

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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