Parton Surname

40,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Parton Surname Definition:

Of local origin from Parton in Kirkcudbrightshire. Patrick fiz Matheu de Partone of the county of Dunfres rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II,p. 206).

Parton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1671:50,5736,112
England3,2731:17,0242,457
Australia7211:37,4424,896
Canada4681:78,7308,833
Wales2401:12,8941,430
New Zealand2281:19,8613,495
Belgium1881:61,1529,850
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
France581:1,145,219121,886
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
India211:36,526,923420,161
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Israel171:503,39037,521
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Norway61:857,04855,549
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4601:16,6952,436
Wales711:22,0901,271
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9661:51,9865,875

Parton (468) may also be a first name.

Parton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from Parton in Kirkcudbrightshire. Patrick fiz Matheu de Partone of the county of Dunfres rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II,p. 206).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Parton = the Pear- Orchard, or Pear-Tree Farm [Old English pere + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township and a hamlet in Cumberland, and a parish in Kirkcudbrightshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cambridgeshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Parton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Parton Come From? nationality or country of origin

Parton (Hindi: परतोन, Russian: Партон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 40,740th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 566,992 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Parton are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 393,633rd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 468 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 7,167 people, or 1 in 50,573. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 19 percent reside, North Carolina, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 55 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Parton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Parton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Parton surname grew 742 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 338 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 588 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Parton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Parton last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Parton are 26.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Parton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.88% less than the national average, earning 173,470 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.85% more than the national average, earning R 318,072 per year; in United States they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning $38,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% more than the national average, earning $49,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Parton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parton in the Hindi language
परतोनparatona-
Parton in the Russian language
Партонparton-

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Parton Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Parton
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