Where Does The Last Name Fulton Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Fulton (Arabic: فولتن, Russian: Фултон) is most common in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulton? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 9,001^st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 115,716 people. Fulton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Fulton are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 89,562^nd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 5,594 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 43,095 people, or 1 in 8,411. In The United States Fulton is most common in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 94 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Fulton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fulton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 405 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fulton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fulton surname is primarily Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fulton surname are 12.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.45% registered with the political party.

The amount Fulton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.84% more than the national average, earning 397,424 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.92% more than the national average, earning R 399,048 per year; in United States they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $42,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% more than the national average, earning $54,386 CAD per year.