Baumgärtner

Baumgärtner is a German surname, a variant of the more common Baumgartner, which originated as an occupational name for someone who worked in or owned an orchard. The name is derived from Middle High German baumgarte, meaning "orchard" — itself a compound of boum "tree" and garte "garden." The umlaut over the 'a' in Baumgärtner is a typical German diminutive or variant spelling, but the meaning remains unchanged: "tree gardener." Unsurprisingly, the surname is concentrated primarily in German-speaking regions, especially Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Because of German emigration, it also appears in the United States, sometimes anglicized as Baumgartner or Bumgarner. The surname Baumgärtner belongs to a broader family of orchard-related German surnames, alongside Baumgarten (which originally referred to someone living near or responsible for an orchard) and the aforementioned Baumgartner.