# Gardner (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gardner/  
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) | 142,894 |
| US rank (2010) | 194 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,161 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.1% (138,660 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɑɹd.nɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Gardener, Gardiner |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gardner 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) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gardner in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and France.

## People named Gardner

- Ava Gardner, American actress (1922–1990)
- Howard Gardner, American developmental psychologist & academic
- Martin Gardner, American mathematics and science writer (1914–2010)
- Erle Stanley Gardner, American writer and lawyer (1889–1970)
- Virginia Gardner, American actress
- Dale Gardner, American astronaut (1948–2014)
- Chris Gardner, American businessman and motivational speaker
- John Gardner, American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor (1933–1982)
- English Gardner, American sprinter
- Isabella Stewart Gardner, American art collector, philanthropist, patron of the arts (1840–1924)
- Rulon Gardner, American wrestler
- Dede Gardner, American film producer

and 48 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Gardiner, Gartner, Gardener, Gaertner, Garduno, Garton, Garten, Garden, Gardenhire, Gartin, Gordon, Giordano.

## 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.