Garner Name Meaning: This name could be a shortenned form of 'Gardner',a variant of the occupational name 'Gardener'. This name can also be occupational from middle english meaning 'to gather grain','granary keeper'.
The name is of English origin.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Geoffrey Gerner',dated 1272.
Discover how your Garner ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 263 |
| Buckinghamshire | 142 |
| Berkshire | 22 |
| Cambridgeshire | 288 |
| Channel Islands | 21 |
| Cheshire | 844 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 49 |
| Derbyshire | 140 |
| Devon | 20 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 84 |
| Essex | 101 |
| Gloucestershire | 45 |
| Hampshire | 39 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 81 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 131 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 83 |
| Lancashire | 1,459 |
| Leicestershire | 714 |
| Lincolnshire | 274 |
| London | 1,067 |
| Middlesex | 93 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 190 |
| Northamptonshire | 197 |
| Nottinghamshire | 189 |
| Oxfordshire | 30 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 131 |
| Shropshire | 25 |
| Suffolk | 102 |
| Somerset | 22 |
| Surrey | 83 |
| Sussex | 120 |
| Staffordshire | 523 |
| Warwickshire | 267 |
| Westmorland | 14 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 65 |
| Yorkshire | 681 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 7 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 38 |
| Flintshire | 13 |
| Glamorgan | 15 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 13 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,512 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 147 |
| General Labourer | 94 |
| Dress Maker | 82 |
| Domestic Servant | 74 |
| Coal Miner | 71 |
| Cotton Weaver | 61 |
| Farm Labourer | 56 |
| Labourer | 56 |
| Farmer | 53 |
| General Servant | 50 |
| General Servant Domestic | 47 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 40 |
| Gardener | 38 |
| Carpenter | 36 |
| Living On Own Means | 36 |
| Carter | 32 |
| House Keeper | 29 |
| Laundress | 27 |
| Blacksmith | 23 |
| Farm Servant | 21 |
| Butcher | 20 |
| Clerk | 20 |
| Shoe Rivetter | 19 |
| Errand Boy | 18 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Garner | 4,420 |
| William Garner | 4,343 |
| John Garner | 4,089 |
| Elizabeth Garner | 2,738 |
| Thomas Garner | 2,687 |
| Sarah Garner | 2,637 |
| George Garner | 2,376 |
| James Garner | 2,246 |
| Joseph Garner | 1,502 |
| Ann Garner | 1,429 |
| Charles Garner | 1,187 |
| Jane Garner | 1,049 |
| Henry Garner | 976 |
| Alice Garner | 969 |
| Hannah Garner | 907 |
| Emma Garner | 882 |
| Eliza Garner | 878 |
| Annie Garner | 846 |
| Ellen Garner | 828 |
| Margaret Garner | 693 |
| Robert Garner | 690 |
| Edward Garner | 682 |
| Frederick Garner | 682 |
| Martha Garner | 674 |
| Samuel Garner | 661 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garner | 100% | 65,542 |
| 2 | Greener | 57% | 7,599 |
| 3 | Gorner | 83% | 1,929 |
| 4 | Gurner | 83% | 942 |
| 5 | Garnor | 83% | 804 |
| 6 | Grainer | 71% | 743 |
| 7 | Garnier | 86% | 550 |
| 8 | Gariner | 86% | 379 |
| 9 | Greenar | 43% | 263 |
| 10 | Gerner | 83% | 252 |
| 11 | Graner | 67% | 223 |
| 12 | Griner | 67% | 158 |
| 13 | Groner | 67% | 144 |
| 14 | Garnar | 83% | 122 |
| 15 | Gruner | 67% | 103 |
The surname Garner is the most popular version of all its varients