Gärtner Surname

13,819th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gärtner Surname Definition:

(German) One who tended a garden, cultivating flowers and vegetables.

Gärtner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany37,5671:2,143187
Austria1,6401:5,192593
Switzerland3491:23,5333,723
Czechia2041:52,1258,732
Sweden1651:59,6774,579
Denmark1351:41,8134,351
Hungary1211:81,1268,137
Norway981:52,4727,538
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Greenland71:8,054710
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France41:16,605,680368,153
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5101:98,46810,009

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gartner9519,557/
Gärttner93132/
Gärthner931/
Gärrtner931/
Gärdtner931/
Gertner863,184/
Gortner86360/
Girtner8637/
Gretner8630/
Görtner8619/
Gértner861/
Gõrtner861/
Gärtnerová82216/
Gaertner808,650/
Gertnere80212/
Guertner80171/
Ghertner80127/
Grettner8060/
Garthner8038/
Gardtner8026/
Goertner8025/
Gerthner8022/
Giertner8015/
Garttner809/
Gorthner807/
Gerrtner805/
Grethner803/
Garrtner801/
Gairtner800/
Gartnier800/
Gaerttner7577/
Gaerthner7519/
Gaertnier7517/
Gaerdtner751/
Ghertnier751/
Gertnerová7157/
Gertnär711/
Gertnre711/
Gartnir710/
Gerthnerová679/
Gerthnerova671/

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