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Gorton

in Connecticut

There are 81 people with the last name "Gorton" in Connecticut.

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Gorton 4,797
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  3. is 4,795th most common Freund
  4. is 4,796th most common Ginter
  5. is 4,797th most common Gorton
  6. is 4,798th most common Hartigan
  7. is 4,799th most common Heintz
  8. is 4,800th most common Howlett
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Similar Names and Nicknames

Garton, Garten, Gort, Girton, Gartin, Gorter, Gortney, Girten, Girtain, Gortmaker

Most Common First Names for Gorton

David, Gina, Michael, Amanda, Christine, Dean, Deborah, Doris, Eugene

Meaning & History

English: habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from Old English gor ‘dirt’, ‘mud’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.

FOREBEARS Introduced in America by a family from Gorton, Lancashire, England (three miles from Manchester), the name Gorton was also adopted by a religious group known as the Gortonites. They were followers of Samuel Gorton (c. 1592–1677), whose unorthodox religious beliefs, which included denying the doctrine of the Trinity, caused him to seek religious toleration by emigrating to Boston in 1637 with his family. In conflict with authorities in Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Newport, he eventually settled in Shawomet, RI, and renamed it Warwick. He died there in 1677, leaving three sons and at least six daughters.

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