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Gorton

in Massachusetts

There are 120 people with the last name "Gorton" in Massachusetts.

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Gorton 5,849
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  1. is 5,845th most common Davin
  2. is 5,846th most common Erskine
  3. is 5,847th most common Ferrick
  4. is 5,848th most common Gaylord
  5. is 5,849th most common Gorton
  6. is 5,850th most common Guidi
  7. is 5,851st most common Heavey
  8. is 5,852nd most common Higginbottom
  9. is 5,853rd most common Holmgren

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

Robert, Lisa, Nancy, Thomas, Joan, Kim, Nathaniel, Richard, George, William

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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