How common is the last name Gardner?

137,379 people in the United States have the last name Gardner, about 1 in 2,176. It ranks #202 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GARDNER

#202

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
137,379
About
1 in 2,176
This common or more
22.6%
Who bears it

Of the 137,379 people with the last name Gardner, 72.1% reported their origin as White, 19.1% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Gardner

#200 Le · 138,532#201 Ryan · 137,599#203 Kelley · 137,250#204 Dunn · 137,243

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Gardner, most common first.

#3,109 Gardiner · 11,288#6,517 Gartner · 5,006#12,334 Gardener · 2,406#14,465 Garden · 1,984#15,186 Gaertner · 1,863#42,786 Gardinier · 545#107,521 Gardenier · 176#108,965 Gardine · 173

Also a first name

As a first name, Gardner ranks #9,498 of 53,615, with 1,459 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1915, with 65 births. See Gardner as a first name

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