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Gorton Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from Old English gor ‘dirt’, ‘mud’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Horton, Forton, Norton, Orton, Lorton, Dorton, Morton, Worton, Garton

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Gorton Family Origin

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Gorton Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    25%

  • G T R Foreman

    25%

  • Laborer

    25%

  • Servant

    25%

In 1881, the most common Gorton occupation in Canada was Farmer. 25% of Gorton's were Farmers. Farmer, G T R Foreman and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Gorton. A less common occupation for the Gorton family was Servant.

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Gorton Historical Records

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Gorton Life Expectancy

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