Garner Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Garner Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Garner family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 97
General Labourer 92
Dress Maker 82
Scholar 80
General Servant Domestic 72
Agricultural Labourer 64
Farmer 59
Cook Domestic 54
Cotton Weaver 54
Carpenter 36
Domestic Servant 35
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 31
Housemaid Domestic 30
Charwoman 28
Bricklayer 27
Dressmaker 26
Laundress Wash 26
School 26
Blacksmith 25
House Maid Domestic 24
At School 23
Gardener Domestic 22
Butcher 20
Bricklayer Labourer 19
Cotton Winder 19

Garner Surname Variants Ranking

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

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