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Gorton

in Illinois

There are 26 people with the last name "Gorton" in Illinois.

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Gorton 41,821
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  1. is 41,817th most common Gombos
  2. is 41,818th most common Gomora
  3. is 41,819th most common Gor
  4. is 41,820th most common Gorsich
  5. is 41,821st most common Gorton
  6. is 41,822nd most common Gortowski
  7. is 41,823rd most common Goth
  8. is 41,824th most common Goudschaal
  9. is 41,825th most common Govednik

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

David, Harry, Beatrice, Bryon, Colleen, Diana, Diane, Eric, Jacklyn, Jennifer

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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