# Gardiner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gardiner/  
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) | 11,331 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,192 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 27,248 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (10,886 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Gardener, Gardner |

## Etymology

A spelling variant of Gardener.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gardiner 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) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gardiner in the United States, Australia, The Bahamas and the United Kingdom.

## People named Gardiner

- Steven Gardiner, Bahamian sprinter
- Jake Gardiner, American ice hockey player
- Reginald Gardiner, actor (1903-1980)
- Jim Gardiner, American rower
- Muriel Gardiner, American psychiatrist (1901-1985)
- Mary Gardiner, Australian computer scientist and activist
- George Gardiner, American boxer (1877-1954)
- William Tudor Gardiner, American politician (1892–1953)
- Meg Gardiner, American writer
- Bob Gardiner, Australian racewalker

## Similar surnames

Gardner, Gartner, Gardener, Gaertner, Garduno, Garten, Garden, Gardenhire, Gourdine, Gartin, Guardino, Gordon.

## 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.