Fulton

An English habitational surname from Old English.

Proper noun

  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 Clarke County, Alabama.

    2. A town in Hempstead County, 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 Whiteside County, Illinois; named for Robert Fulton.

    5. A town in Fulton County, Indiana; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton.

    6. A minor city in Bourbon County, 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 Hanson County, 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 Aransas County, 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, listed under Fulton Township.

  4. A community in West Lincoln, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.

Origin

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

Forms

Fultons

Derived

Fulton County Fultonian Fultonism South Fulton