Parton
English
Etymology
From Old English pere (“pear”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Parton (countable and uncountable, plural Partons)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NX9820).
- A hamlet in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX6970).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Parton is the 5739th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6039 individuals. Parton is most common among White (91.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Parton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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