Fulton

English

Etymology

From Foulden, a village in Norfolk, from Old English fuġol (“bird”) + tūn (“dwelling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʊltʌn/
• Rhymes:English/ʊlt...

Proper noun

Fulton (plural Fultons)

1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A town in Alabama.
   2. A town in Arkansas; named for Robert Fulton.
   3. A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California; named for founders Thomas and James Fulton.
   4. A city in Illinois; named for Robert Fulton.
   5. A town in Fulton County, Indiana; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton.
   6. A city in Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
   7. A city in Fulton County, Kentucky; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton.
   8. A census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland; named for Charles C. Fulton, editor of The Baltimore Sun.
   9. An unincorporated community in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
   10. An unincorporated community in Keweenaw County, Michigan.
   11. A township in Gratiot County, Michigan.
   12. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
   13. A city, the county seat of Itawamba County, Mississippi; named for Robert Fulton.
   14. A city, the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri; named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.
   15. A city in Oswego County, New York; named for Robert Fulton.
   16. A town in Schoharie County, New York.
   17. A village in Morrow County, Ohio.
   18. A town in South Dakota; perhaps named for Robert Fulton, or for a local railroad employee.
   19. An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
   20. A town in Texas; named for George Ware Fulton, a land developer in the area.
   21. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Rock County, Wisconsin.
   22. Other townships in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
4. A community in West Lincoln, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.

Derived terms

• Fulton County
• Fultonian
• Fultonism
• South Fulton

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fulton is the 1,083^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32,258 individuals. Fulton is most common among White (71.16%) and Black (22.79%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Lufton