Garden

Garden Meaning & Origin

About Garden
The surname Garden is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Old English word "garth" or the Old Norse word "garðr," both meaning "garden" or "enclosed yard." It is a topographic or habitational surname, typically given to someone who lived near or worked in a garden or enclosed area. The name Garden may also have been used as a metonymic occupational name for someone who was a gardener or worked in a garden-related profession.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Garden is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Garden: 1,917
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 15,309
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.65

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Garden based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Garden is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRTN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G06305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G AA1 R D AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈgɑrdən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G635

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Garden in Braille

Here's how to represent Garden in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Garden in braille

How to sign the name Garden using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Garden using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Garden in sign language

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