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Gorton

in Oregon

There are 102 people with the last name "Gorton" in Oregon.

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Gorton 3,823
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  1. is 3,819th most common Dupuis
  2. is 3,820th most common East
  3. is 3,821st most common Gall
  4. is 3,822nd most common Glaze
  5. is 3,823rd most common Gorton
  6. is 3,824th most common Greco
  7. is 3,825th most common Grissom
  8. is 3,826th most common Keim
  9. is 3,827th most common Loeffler

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

David, Marcus, Barbara, Brian, Carol, Chantel, Dale, Daniel, Gary, Gerald

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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