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Gorton

in Tennessee

There are 25 people with the last name "Gorton" in Tennessee.

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Gorton 13,776
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  1. is 13,772nd most common Gillin
  2. is 13,773rd most common Godbold
  3. is 13,774th most common Gomer
  4. is 13,775th most common Goods
  5. is 13,776th most common Gorton
  6. is 13,777th most common Gosselin
  7. is 13,778th most common Grabeel
  8. is 13,779th most common Grasso
  9. is 13,780th most common Grays

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

Robert, Ronnie, Bob, Jason, Alma, Charles, Colin, Courtney, Cynthia, Denise

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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