PARTON

Etymology

Noun

parton (plural partons)

(physics, dated or historical) Any of the constituent particles making up a compound particle, i.e. the quarks and gluons which make up hadrons.

Anagrams

• patron, tarpon

Proper noun

Parton (countable and uncountable, plural Partons)

A surname.

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).

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.

Anagrams

• patron, tarpon

Source: Wiktionary



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