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Gorton

in North Carolina

There are 44 people with the last name "Gorton" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Gorton 11,890
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  1. is 11,886th most common Gerner
  2. is 11,887th most common Getsinger
  3. is 11,888th most common Glassman
  4. is 11,889th most common Gonsalez
  5. is 11,890th most common Gorton
  6. is 11,891st most common Greenspan
  7. is 11,892nd most common Gress
  8. is 11,893rd most common Grote
  9. is 11,894th most common Guertin

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

Patrick, Brian, Diane, Gregory, Jeffrey, Michael, Monica, Paul, Steve, Angelique

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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