Garden Surname

45,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Garden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the garden,' from residence thereby; compare Orchard, Appleyard, &c.

Garden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5421:142,58814,788
Scotland1,2511:4,280743
Australia1,1691:23,0933,182
England8081:68,9587,964
Canada8031:45,8855,638
Dominican Republic5161:20,2191,339
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
New Zealand3341:13,5582,357
Iran3281:234,09318,067
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
South Africa2391:226,68523,566
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Germany2271:354,65034,247
France1781:373,16155,519
Russia1591:906,43471,932
India981:7,827,198166,253
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
Norway861:59,7948,537
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Honduras471:187,5842,177
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Kenya431:1,073,95134,763
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Wales281:110,5198,545
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
China191:71,964,2933,948
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Israel121:713,13647,700
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Finland61:916,11741,832
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Panama51:782,45211,059
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland9891:3,785617
England2751:88,6389,253
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6141:81,7898,584

The alternate forms: Gärden (3) & Gärdén (32) are calculated separately.

Garden (1,038) may also be a first name.

Garden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the garden,' from residence thereby; compare Orchard, Appleyard, &c.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A form of Gahdyne, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

From residence in or near one. See Gardener.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

William, Osmond, Gervase, Richard, Umfrey De Gardino, &c., of Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Walter de Gardan of England 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Henry and Nicholas de Gardin c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum); Sire Thomas de Gardyn of Cambridge c. 1300 (Palgr. Parl. Writs).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Kirkcudbright.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Garden Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Garden Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Garden (Arabic: غاردن, Hindi: गार्दन, Marathi: गाडर्न, Russian: Гарден) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Gärden or Gärdén. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Garden? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,053rd most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 632,490 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Garden are found; 28 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 248,913th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 1,038 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 2,542 people, or 1 in 142,588. In The United States Garden is most frequent in: California, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 120 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 11 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Garden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garden surname increased 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 580 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Garden surname are 1.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.77% registered with the party.

The amount Garden earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.33% more than the national average, earning R 281,196 per year; in United States they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning $41,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $52,904 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gärden943/
Gardien922,061/
Gaarden92299/
Gardent92268/
Gardeen9235/
Gardenq9210/
Gaurden921/
Gardesn921/
Gardden921/
Gardeng921/
Gardenő921/
Gairden920/
Arden916,515/
Gardn919/
Gärdén8932/
Øgaarden8610/
Ghardeen868/
Gardenne861/
Gardienė861/
Gardendd861/
Harden8339,249/
Gardin838,467/
Gorden836,186/
Aarden83802/
Gerden83305/
Gardyn83285/
Ardaen83170/
Görden83133/
Ardent83117/
Gardem8357/
Gardne8327/
Ardien8323/
Ardeen838/
Gardín836/
Ardehn834/
Earden833/
Gardnt832/
Airden832/
Arrden831/
Ardeng831/
Gardengue8027/
Ardn8014/
Gardenová802/
Gardengne801/
Geegarden800/
Goorden77815/
Gardina77771/
Gordien77697/
Garding77544/
Gourden77413/
Gierden77348/
Hardien77316/
Hardeen77291/
Ardenne77171/
Hearden77131/
Gardyna77110/
Airdien7733/
Gerdeen7729/
Hardeng7725/
Goerden7723/
Gerdien7716/
Gordeen7713/
Gaardén7713/
Haarden7712/
Gardijn778/
Ghorden774/
Ardengh773/
Hartden772/
Garzdin772/
Gardion772/
Hardent771/
D'Arden771/
Hardden771/
Hardemn771/
Hardoen771/
Hairden771/
Harrden771/
Aurdeen771/
Hardaen771/
Gárdien771/
Gairdin771/
Asrdeen771/
Arddeen771/
Gorrden770/
Gordaen770/
Gaurdin770/
Gardeem770/
Gardint770/
Gardinn770/
Orden733,535/
Ardin733,205/
Ardnt7371/
Ardyn7337/
Ardem7332/
Ardne7312/
Gordn7311/
Hardn735/
Aardn732/
Airdn732/
Ardnn731/
Hardenne71753/
Gierdien71394/
Goordeen71321/
Gourdien71212/
Ardengue71144/
Gordenne71106/
Goerdien7160/
Haardeng7121/
Aardenne7112/
Hardentt719/
Hayreden714/
Ardenova713/
Gaarding712/
Gourdeen711/
Hairdeen711/
Ardenová711/
Haardien711/
Hardtden710/
Heardenk710/
Hardehen710/
Heareden710/
Hardin6758,336/
Ardina673,705/
Gordin673,566/
Orduen671,658/
Arduin671,307/
Gerdin671,161/
Gardim67756/
Horden67562/
Ardion67315/
Arding67267/
Gärdin67184/
Hardyn67180/
Gordyn67131/
Gordem67101/
D'ardenne6782/
Gerdén6776/
Hardén6743/
Hardem6733/
Gördén6726/
Gourdenne6715/
Hardenová6712/
Gargyn679/
Arddin677/
Ardinn677/
Gardinova676/
Hardne676/
Gordín675/
Eardin675/
Uorden673/
Hardng673/
Gordenova672/
Ardyna672/
Gardynova671/
Aardin671/
Ardind671/
Ordent671/
Gardinová671/
Gardyń671/
Gordën671/
Gordîn671/
Gördem671/
Gerdûn671/
Ordeun671/
Ardyon671/
Ourden670/
Ordien670/

Garden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garden in the Marathi language
गाडर्नgadarna-
Garden in the Hindi language
गार्दनgardana50
गार्डेनgardena50
Garden in the Russian language
Гарденgarden-
Garden in the Arabic language
غاردنghardn-

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Garden Reference & Research

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