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Gorton

in Florida

There are 182 people with the last name "Gorton" in Florida.

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Ranking in Florida

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Gorton 9,563
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  1. is 9,559th most common Futrell
  2. is 9,560th most common Gillispie
  3. is 9,561st most common Godsey
  4. is 9,562nd most common Goodale
  5. is 9,563rd most common Gorton
  6. is 9,564th most common Halbert
  7. is 9,565th most common Hames
  8. is 9,566th most common Harber
  9. is 9,567th most common Hingson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

David, James, Thomas, Maureen, William, Barbara, Brian, Douglas, Edward, Jean

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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