Fulton.
An English habitational surname from Old English.
Meaning & usage
An English habitational surname from Old English.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Clarke County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Hempstead County, Arkansas; named for Robert Fulton.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California; named for founders Thomas and James Fulton.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Whiteside County, Illinois; named for Robert Fulton.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Fulton County, Indiana; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Bourbon County, Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Fulton County, Kentucky; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland; named for Charles C. Fulton, editor of The Baltimore Sun.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Keweenaw County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Gratiot County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Itawamba County, Mississippi; named for Robert Fulton.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri; named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Oswego County, New York; named for Robert Fulton.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Schoharie County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Morrow County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Hanson County, South Dakota; perhaps named for Robert Fulton, or for a local railroad employee.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Aransas County, Texas; named for George Ware Fulton, a land developer in the area.
A number of places in the United States: A town and unincorporated community therein, in Rock County, Wisconsin.
A number of places in the United States: Other townships in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Fulton Township.
A community in West Lincoln, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.
Where this word comes from
From Foulden, a village in Norfolk, from Old English fuġol (“bird”) + tūn (“dwelling”).
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