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Gorton

in the US

There are 3,514 people with the last name "Gorton" in the United States.

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Gorton 7,476
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  1. is 7,472nd most common Brawner
  2. is 7,473rd most common Caine
  3. is 7,474th most common Kirkham
  4. is 7,475th most common Vander
  5. is 7,476th most common Gorton
  6. is 7,477th most common Schade
  7. is 7,478th most common Haygood
  8. is 7,479th most common Zamarripa
  9. is 7,480th most common Bloodworth

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Gorton

John, Robert, David, Michael, William, James, Richard, Mary, Mark, Thomas

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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