# Gardener (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gardener/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,184 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,843 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 141,367 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.0% (2,004 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɑɹd.n̩.ɚ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Gardner, Gardiner |

## Etymology

Occupational surname from gardener.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gardener in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 53% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Similar surnames

Gardner, Gardiner, Gartner, Gaertner, Garduno, Gorden, Garten, Garden, Gardenhire, Gordon, Giordano, Gorton.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.