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Gorton

in South Carolina

There are 26 people with the last name "Gorton" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Gorton 10,575
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  1. is 10,571st most common Gipe
  2. is 10,572nd most common Glidden
  3. is 10,573rd most common Goin
  4. is 10,574th most common Goldson
  5. is 10,575th most common Gorton
  6. is 10,576th most common Grassie
  7. is 10,577th most common Guild
  8. is 10,578th most common Hammers
  9. is 10,579th most common Harbour

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

April, Barri, Brackett, Bud, Carlton, Cassandra, Charles, Christopher, Clayton, Donald

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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