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Gorton

in Minnesota

There are 108 people with the last name "Gorton" in Minnesota.

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Gorton 5,772
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  1. is 5,768th most common Dykhoff
  2. is 5,769th most common Esparza
  3. is 5,770th most common Ferry
  4. is 5,771st most common Getz
  5. is 5,772nd most common Gorton
  6. is 5,773rd most common Grubb
  7. is 5,774th most common Hinds
  8. is 5,775th most common Jahr
  9. is 5,776th most common Jarrett

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

Jeffrey, Dawn, John, Linda, Richard, Austin, Colie, Daniel, Frank, Gary

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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