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Gorton

in South Dakota

There are 3 people with the last name "Gorton" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

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Gorton 24,262
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  1. is 24,258th most common Goosmann
  2. is 24,259th most common Goracke
  3. is 24,260th most common Gorby
  4. is 24,261st most common Gorden
  5. is 24,262nd most common Gorton
  6. is 24,263rd most common Goter
  7. is 24,264th most common Gourde
  8. is 24,265th most common Gowan
  9. is 24,266th most common Graack

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

Dennis, Pamela, Trenton

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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