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 3,319
Agricultural Labourer 369
General Labourer 181
Dress Maker 156
Domestic Servant 141
Labourer 139
Coal Miner 126
Laundress 120
Cotton Weaver 101
General Servant 96
Farm Labourer 86
Annuitant 81
Carpenter 57
General Servant Domestic 55
House Keeper 50
Farmers Son 50
Charwoman 49
No Occupation 43
Painter 41
Farmers Wife 40
Butcher 39
Shoe Maker 38
Tailor 38
Servant 35
Bricklayer 34

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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