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
School 1,275
Farm Labourer 119
Labourer 78
Dressmaker 75
General Labourer 60
Farmer 57
Coal Miner Hewer 53
At School 49
Private Means 49
Domestic Servant 48
General Servant (domestic) 47
At Home 47
None 45
Clerk 45
Shop Assistant 35
Housekeeper 35
Carter 34
Bricklayer 34
Scholar 33
House Keeper 32
General Servant Domestic 31
Joiner 30
Assisting In The Business 29
Carpenter 28
House Painter 26

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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