Surname Dorton (Dorton 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname Dorton is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare surname, New Zealand, and Canada. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Much less frequently, Dorton is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Dorton | Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, United States |
| j. s. dorton manager of the North Carolina State Fair, US (b. 1895) |
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| randy dorton American racing driver, US (b. 1954) |
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| adrian dorton college basketball player (1985–1985) Idaho State |
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| richard dorton |
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