Gender: Male
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Henry Gairdner, was a senior British Army officer who later occupied two viceregal positions in Australia. Born in Batavia in the Dutch East Indies, he was brought up in Ireland, and educated at Repton School and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, in England. Having served on active duty during the First World War, in which he sustained a serious wound to his right leg, Gairdner spent time at the Staff College, Camberley in the interwar period, and served as commanding officer of the 10th Royal Hussars, 6th Armoured Division and 8th Armoured Division during the Second World War. He retired from the army in 1949 and was appointed Governor of Western Australia in 1951, a position in which he served until 1963, when he assumed the role of Governor of Tasmania until 1968. Gairdner died in Nedlands, at the age of 84, and was awarded a state funeral.
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On the name Charles Gairdner, Charles means Manly, Strong, Free Man, Full-grown, A Man, Masculine.
The name Charles Gairdner is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Charles is commonly found in United States of America, France, Nigeria, and 95 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Charles is recorded 130,734 times globally, ranking it as the 428th most common name worldwide.
Charles is most prevalent in United States of America, with 39,686 occurrences, making it the 113th most popular name in the country.
In Malta, the name Charles is found among 1 in every 43 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
Country | Rank | Frequency |
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United States of America | #113 | 1 : 46 |
France | #177 | 1 : 64 |
Nigeria | #59 | 1 : 85 |
South Africa | #87 | 1 : 195 |
United Kingdom | #282 | 1 : 79 |
Brazil | #328 | 1 : 223 |
Canada | #142 | 1 : 112 |
Ghana | #35 | 1 : 64 |
Cameroon | #57 | 1 : 171 |
Malaysia | #654 | 1 : 960 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Charles from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Henry Gairdner, was a senior British Army officer who later occupied two viceregal positions in Australia. Born in Batavia in the Dutch East Indies, he was brought up in Ireland, and educated at Repton School and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, in England. Having served on active duty during the First World War, in which he sustained a serious wound to his right leg, Gairdner spent time at the Staff College, Camberley in the interwar period, and served as commanding officer of the 10th Royal Hussars, 6th Armoured Division and 8th Armoured Division during the Second World War. He retired from the army in 1949 and was appointed Governor of Western Australia in 1951, a position in which he served until 1963, when he assumed the role of Governor of Tasmania until 1968. Gairdner died in Nedlands, at the age of 84, and was awarded a state funeral.
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