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Gorton

in Michigan

There are 228 people with the last name "Gorton" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

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Gorton 4,400
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  1. is 4,396th most common Ellington
  2. is 4,397th most common Elmer
  3. is 4,398th most common Farrow
  4. is 4,399th most common Frizzell
  5. is 4,400th most common Gorton
  6. is 4,401st most common Harger
  7. is 4,402nd most common Lemire
  8. is 4,403rd most common Meagher
  9. is 4,404th most common Nickels

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

Timothy, Gerald, Steven, Sandra, Thomas, Charles, Donald, Jennifer, Jerry, John

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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