Keeper of the garden
An English occupational surname referring to someone who tended a garden. It is derived from the Old French word 'jardinier', reflecting the importance of cultivation and land stewardship in medieval society.
Less common today
Gardner isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,181 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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