Gairdner Surname
Approximately 363 people bear this surname
Gairdner Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the gardener.' As might be expected, a familiar entry in every mediaeval record. The large number of representatives in the London Directory indirectly proves the popularity of the avocation.
Geoffrey le Gardiner, Oxfordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameGairdner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 209 | 1:176,295 | 17,615 |
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| United States | 33 | 1:10,983,604 | 436,696 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 57 | 1:65,670 | 3,971 |
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Gairdner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the gardener.' As might be expected, a familiar entry in every mediaeval record. The large number of representatives in the London Directory indirectly proves the popularity of the avocation.
Geoffrey le Gardiner, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard le Gardiner, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Ralph le Gardener, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
William le Gardiner, or Gardener, Lincolnshire, ibid.
William Gardinar, Lancashire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Gilbert de Ilkeley, 9 Edward III: Freemen of York.
William le Gardener, Close Rolls, 8 Edward I.
Thomas Gardiner, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Garchiner, 1379: ibid.
(most common form). From the occupation of 'gardener,' rendered in Latin charters by ortolanus. Rogerus Ortolanus was juror on an inquest in 1296 (Peebles, 5). In 1329 there is record of meal delivered to Nicholas Gerdener who is again referred to as Nicholas ortolanus (ER., I, p. 128,130). Gilbert ortolanus is also referred to (p. 130). Robert Gardnar was a notary public in the diocese of Dunblane in 1426 (Cambus., 88), John Gardenar witnessed a precept by Robert dominus de Lyle in 1452 (RMP., p. 250), Richard Garden or Gardenare appears in 1454 and 1458 as vicar of Colmanell (REG., 371,377), and William Gardennar possessed a garden in Glasgow in 1486 (ibid., p. 450). Alexander Gardnare was bergess of Arne in 1503 (Friars Ayr, p. 70), and Robert Gardnar was bergess of Linlithgow in 1545 (Loing, 493). Gardinar 1511, Gardinare 1507, Gardnard 1566, Gardynar 1430, Gardynnyr 1540, Gamer 1545, Gerdnar 1493.
= Gardner, q.v.
A local pronunciation of Gardener.
The occupation. Its forms in the H.R, are Le Gardener and Le Gardiner; also De Gardino and De Gardinis. Its principal modem forms are Gardiner, which according to Camden's joke denotes the gentleman! (E. Surn. i. 118) and the more plebeian Gardner: Gardener itself is rare.
A name derived from the occupation.
Gairdner Demographics
Gairdner Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Gairdner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gairdner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gairdner is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gairdner? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 780,352nd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Gairdner live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 176,295. In Canada Gairdner is primarily concentrated in: British Columbia, where 49 percent are found, Alberta, where 25 percent are found and Ontario, where 23 percent are found. Besides Canada Gairdner is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.
Gairdner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gairdner has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gairdner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (90%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gairdner surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gairdner earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 57.34% more than the national average, earning $67,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.1% more than the national average, earning $62,648 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner | 93 | 266,793 | / |
| Girdner | 93 | 1,005 | / |
| Gardnier | 88 | 70 | / |
| Gard'ner | 88 | 34 | / |
| Gardnner | 88 | 8 | / |
| Gaardner | 88 | 5 | / |
| Garddner | 88 | 3 | / |
| Gardneer | 88 | 3 | / |
| Gardnerr | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ghardner | 88 | 3 | / |
| Gardneir | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gardnert | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gaerdner | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gardnher | 88 | 1 | / |
| Garrdner | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gatrdner | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gardgner | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gardhner | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gardnere | 88 | 1 | / |
| Geardner | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gasrdner | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ardner | 86 | 376 | / |
| Gardne | 86 | 27 | / |
| D'Gardner | 82 | 2 | / |
| Gardenner | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gardinner | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hardner | 80 | 210 | / |
| Gredner | 80 | 72 | / |
| Gerdner | 80 | 50 | / |
| Gardnir | 80 | 15 | / |
| Gardnei | 80 | 7 | / |
| Gardnet | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gardney | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ardnert | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gardnyr | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gärdner | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gardned | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gardnea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gardnep | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gardnes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gardnee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eirdner | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gardnerová | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gardinnier | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gardennier | 78 | 0 | / |
| Guerdner | 75 | 137 | / |
| Gärdnert | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gardenne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gardnett | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gardnieh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gardness | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hardnger | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gardnire | 75 | 0 | / |
| Geardnir | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gardnest | 75 | 0 | / |
| Erdner | 71 | 567 | / |
| Gerdne | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gardna | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gardienne | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gardengne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Härdner | 67 | 46 | / |
| Herdner | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gärdnér | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yerdner | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gredney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerdney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gardnny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guyyerdner | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerdnet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erdnier | 67 | 0 | / |
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