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Gardiner


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Origin Of The Surname Gardiner

Meaning Of The Surname Gardiner

Little clearing

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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