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Gorton

in New Jersey

There are 38 people with the last name "Gorton" in New Jersey.

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Gorton 21,037
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  1. is 21,033rd most common Gillett
  2. is 21,034th most common Gingrich
  3. is 21,035th most common Godinho
  4. is 21,036th most common Golin
  5. is 21,037th most common Gorton
  6. is 21,038th most common Grabow
  7. is 21,039th most common Granoff
  8. is 21,040th most common Greb
  9. is 21,041st most common Greenan

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

Joel, John, Kathleen, Scarlet, Sean, William, Abe, Alexis, Alice, Ann

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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