Gardner

Gardner is a surname of English, Scottish and Irish origin. Most sources say it is an occupational surname that comes from the word "gardener". Other sources claim that it is derived from the old English words gar-dyn meaning "warrior", "one who bears arms". In Ireland, the surname is an anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Gairnéir. Variants include Gardyner, Gardener, Gardenar, Gardinier, Gardiner, and Gardner; the last two are the most common today. There is a tradition held by some of the descendants of William Gardiner (son of Benoni), son of George of Newport, that William won his crest at Acre in 1191, by chopping through the shoulder of a Saracen who was about to kill Richard Coeur de Lion or Richard the Lionheart, hence the Saracen's head on the coat of arms. A Adam Gardner, American musician Alexander Gardner (disambiguation) Alexander Gardner (soldier) (1785–1877), American or Irish mercenary Alexander Gardner (photographer) (1821–1882), American photographer Alex Gardner (baseball) (1861–1921), Canadian baseball player Alex Gardner (footballer) (1877–1952), Scottish footballer Alex Gardner (born 1991), Scottish musician Andrew Gardner (disambiguation) Andrew Gardner (newsreader) (1932–1999), British television newsreader Andrew Gardner (American football) (born 1986), American football player Andy Gardner (footballer, born 1877), Scottish football forward active in the 1900s Andy Gardner (footballer, born 1888), Scottish football centre half active in the 1910s Andwele Gardner (born 1978), American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer Anna Gardner (1816–1901), American abolitionist, poet, teacher Anthony Gardner (born 1980), English footballer Anthony L. Gardner (born 1963), American diplomat Antony Gardner (1927–2011), British Labour Party MP Archibald Gardner (1814–1902), pioneer of the American West, businessman, and millwright Arthur Gardner (diplomat) (1889–1967), U.S.