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 occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Gartner. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gärtner? popularity and diffusion
Gärtner is the 13,819th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 180,590 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gärtner are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Gärtner is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 37,567 people, or 1 in 2,143. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent reside and Hesse, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.
Gärtner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gärtner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 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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