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Gorton

in Maine

There are 17 people with the last name "Gorton" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Gorton 7,418
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  1. is 7,414th most common Gignac
  2. is 7,415th most common Gildersleeve
  3. is 7,416th most common Glines
  4. is 7,417th most common Going
  5. is 7,418th most common Gorton
  6. is 7,419th most common Gotto
  7. is 7,420th most common Grazioso
  8. is 7,421st most common Greenfield
  9. is 7,422nd most common Grundy

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

David, Joanne, Richard, Bridget, Chris, Debra, Donna, Jan, Lawrence

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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