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Gorton

in Rhode Island

There are 88 people with the last name "Gorton" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Gorton 1,585
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  1. is 1,581st most common Forrest
  2. is 1,582nd most common Garceau
  3. is 1,583rd most common Giblin
  4. is 1,584th most common Giorgi
  5. is 1,585th most common Gorton
  6. is 1,586th most common Jencks
  7. is 1,587th most common Joly
  8. is 1,588th most common Kiley
  9. is 1,589th most common Lloyd

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

Mark, Kaitlin, Margaret, Susan, Vernon, Anna, Christine, Heather

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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