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Origin Of The Surname Gardiner
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Meaning Of The Surname Gardiner
Little clearing
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Interesting
Facts About
Gardiner
This medieval French surname comes from the word ‘gardin’ which used to mean ‘little clearing’ and was given to people as an occupational name for those who worked looking after the gardens, most commonly belonging to the Lord of the manor in the village. However, the function of a gardener in medieval times was to grow herbs etc for medicine and so was a well respected career. |
Gardiner Statistics
Gardiner is the number 468 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 20,782 share the surname Gardiner in the UK.
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