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Gorton

in Iowa

There are 40 people with the last name "Gorton" in Iowa.

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Gorton 10,150
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  1. is 10,146th most common Gayman
  2. is 10,147th most common Glidden
  3. is 10,148th most common Gluesing
  4. is 10,149th most common Gogel
  5. is 10,150th most common Gorton
  6. is 10,151st most common Gourd
  7. is 10,152nd most common Gram
  8. is 10,153rd most common Grebner
  9. is 10,154th most common Grieme

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

Melanie, Michael, Susan, Andrew, April, Apryl, Beth, Bill, Brent, Brian

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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