Gärtner Surname
Approximately 40,354 people bear this surname
Gärtner Surname Definition:
(German) One who tended a garden, cultivating flowers and vegetables.
Gärtner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 37,567 | 1:2,143 | 187 |
| Austria | 1,640 | 1:5,192 | 593 |
| Switzerland | 349 | 1:23,533 | 3,723 |
| Czechia | 204 | 1:52,125 | 8,732 |
| Sweden | 165 | 1:59,677 | 4,579 |
| Denmark | 135 | 1:41,813 | 4,351 |
| Hungary | 121 | 1:81,126 | 8,137 |
| Norway | 98 | 1:52,472 | 7,538 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 510 | 1:98,468 | 10,009 |
The alternate forms: Gartner (19,557) are calculated separately.
Gärtner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who tended a garden, cultivating flowers and vegetables.
Gärtner Demographics
Average Male Gärtner Height
177.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gärtner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gärtner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gärtner has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur as: Gartner. For other potential spellings of Gärtner click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gärtner? popularity and diffusion
Gärtner is the 13,819th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 180,590 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gärtner live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Gärtner is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 37,567 people, or 1 in 2,143. In Germany Gärtner is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 4 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.
Gärtner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gärtner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gärtner last name decreased 100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gartner | 95 | 19,557 | / |
| Gärttner | 93 | 132 | / |
| Gärthner | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gärrtner | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gärdtner | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gertner | 86 | 3,184 | / |
| Gortner | 86 | 360 | / |
| Girtner | 86 | 37 | / |
| Gretner | 86 | 30 | / |
| Görtner | 86 | 19 | / |
| Gértner | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gõrtner | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gärtnerová | 82 | 216 | / |
| Gaertner | 80 | 8,650 | / |
| Gertnere | 80 | 212 | / |
| Guertner | 80 | 171 | / |
| Ghertner | 80 | 127 | / |
| Grettner | 80 | 60 | / |
| Garthner | 80 | 38 | / |
| Gardtner | 80 | 26 | / |
| Goertner | 80 | 25 | / |
| Gerthner | 80 | 22 | / |
| Giertner | 80 | 15 | / |
| Garttner | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gorthner | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gerrtner | 80 | 5 | / |
| Grethner | 80 | 3 | / |
| Garrtner | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gairtner | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gartnier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gaerttner | 75 | 77 | / |
| Gaerthner | 75 | 19 | / |
| Gaertnier | 75 | 17 | / |
| Gaerdtner | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghertnier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gertnerová | 71 | 57 | / |
| Gertnär | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gertnre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gartnir | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gerthnerová | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gerthnerova | 67 | 1 | / |
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