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Gorton

in Mississippi

There are 16 people with the last name "Gorton" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

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Gorton 9,755
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  1. is 9,751st most common Ghettie
  2. is 9,752nd most common Goldsby
  3. is 9,753rd most common Golman
  4. is 9,754th most common Gooding
  5. is 9,755th most common Gorton
  6. is 9,756th most common Greyer
  7. is 9,757th most common Grider
  8. is 9,758th most common Grindle
  9. is 9,759th most common Grizzell

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

Mack, Carlton, Andrea, Anne, Ashli, Caroline, Freddie, James, Lee, Mary

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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