Gardiner Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Gardiner Name Meaning: A variant of 'Gardener',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

Gardiner Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gardiner family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 708
Agricultural Labourer 75
General Labourer 58
Dress Maker 47
Living On Own Means 46
Domestic Servant 38
General Servant 31
Farmer 24
Laundress 23
Living On Her Own Means 21
Coal Miner 21
Farm Labourer 20
General Servant Domestic 18
Labourer 17
Gardener 17
Carpenter 17
House Keeper 14
Errand Boy 13
Grocer 13
Cotton Weaver 13
Cook Domestic Servant 12
Baker 11
Dressmaker 11
Blacksmith 11
Bricklayer 11

Gardiner Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gardner 88% 118,728
2 Gardener 88% 53,870
3 Gardiner 100% 41,044
4 Gairdner 75% 193
5 Gardnor 75% 188
6 Gordner 75% 155
7 Gradner 63% 103

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The surname Gardiner is the 3rd most popular variant of Gardner.

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