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Gorton

in Pennsylvania

There are 207 people with the last name "Gorton" in Pennsylvania.

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Gorton 6,080
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  1. is 6,076th most common Dykes
  2. is 6,077th most common Fegely
  3. is 6,078th most common Fryberger
  4. is 6,079th most common Gettle
  5. is 6,080th most common Gorton
  6. is 6,081st most common Groce
  7. is 6,082nd most common Gummo
  8. is 6,083rd most common Hampson
  9. is 6,084th most common Hartsock

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

James, Robert, John, Patricia, William, David, Gary, Charles, Deborah, Debra

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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