How common is the surname Gorton?

4,110 people in the United States had the surname Gorton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,121 Americans. It ranked 8,060th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gorton?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gorton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gorton?

John Gorton, Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002).

Where is the surname Gorton most common?

Wikidata records people named Gorton in Australia.

How do you pronounce Gorton?

Gorton is /ˈɡɔɹ.tən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Gorton getting more or less common?

More common. 4,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,110 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Gorton

A surname, carried by 4,110 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɡɔɹ.tən/ 2 syllables Soundex G635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gorton is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,110 people named Gorton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,121 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,039.

#8,060

rank among US surnames

4,110

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,592)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,055	Fant	4,111	75,102
#8,060	Ginsberg	4,110	75,121
#8,065	Kindle	4,109	75,139
#8,067	Jessee	4,108	75,157

Who is named Gorton

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Gorton identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gortons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Gorton
Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gorton

Gorton has the Soundex code G635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G635.

Questions

How common is the surname Gorton?: 4,110 people in the United States had the surname Gorton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,121 Americans. It ranked 8,060th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gorton?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gorton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gorton?: John Gorton, Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002).
Where is the surname Gorton most common?: Wikidata records people named Gorton in Australia.
How do you pronounce Gorton?: Gorton is /ˈɡɔɹ.tən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Gorton getting more or less common?: More common. 4,039 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,110 in 2010, up 1.8%.