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Gorton

in Virginia

There are 38 people with the last name "Gorton" in Virginia.

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Gorton 13,916
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  1. is 13,912th most common Gessner
  2. is 13,913th most common Glorioso
  3. is 13,914th most common Godbout
  4. is 13,915th most common Goering
  5. is 13,916th most common Gorton
  6. is 13,917th most common Granado
  7. is 13,918th most common Greenspan
  8. is 13,919th most common Grob
  9. is 13,920th most common Guernsey

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

Charles, Eric, Joseph, Lynn, Ann, April, Arthur, Bonnie, Brian

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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