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Fulton
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English
Etymology
From en Foulden, a village in Norfolk, from en ang fuġol bird + ang tūn dwelling.
Pronunciation
en /ˈfʊltən/
Rhymes:English/ʊlt...
Proper noun
~ s
en English habitational Old English.
en male surnames.
en number of places c/USA:
en town co/Clarke County s/Alabama.
en town co/Hempstead County s/Arkansas ; named for Robert Fulton.
en CDP co/Sonoma County s/California ; named for founders Thomas and James Fulton.
en city co/Whiteside County s/Illinois ; named for Robert Fulton.
en town co/Fulton County s/Indiana ; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton.
en minor city co/Bourbon County s/Kansas ; named for the city in Illinois.
en city co/Fulton County s/Kentucky ; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton.
en CDP co/Howard County s/Maryland ; named for Charles C. Fulton, editor of The Baltimore Sun.
en unincorporated community co/Kalamazoo County s/Michigan.
en unincorporated community co/Keweenaw County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Gratiot County s/Michigan.
en neighbourhood city/Minneapolis s/Minnesota.
en city/county seat co/Itawamba County s/Mississippi ; named for Robert Fulton.
en city/county seat co/Callaway County s/Missouri ; named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.
en city co/Oswego County s/New York ; named for Robert Fulton. TopoZone: Fulton, Oswego Co., New York
en town co/Schoharie County s/New York.
en village co/Morrow County s/Ohio.
en town co/Hanson County s/South Dakota ; perhaps named for Robert Fulton, or for a local railroad employee.
en unincorporated community co/Lauderdale County s/Tennessee.
en town co/Aransas County s/Texas ; named for George Ware Fulton, a land developer in the area.
en town/and/unincorporated community therein, in co/Rock County s/Wisconsin.
en Other <<townships>> in <<s/Arkansas>>, <<s/Illinois>>, <<s/Indiana>>, <<s/Iowa>>, <<s/Ohio>> and <<s/Pennsylvania>>, listed under Fulton Township.
en community twp/West Lincoln Niagara Region, p/Ontario c/Canada.
Derived terms
en Fulton County Fultonian Fultonism Fultonville South Fulton
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Fulton is the 1,083rd 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.
References
Anagrams
en flnotu Lufton
en eponyms