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

The last name Fulton (Arabic: فولتن, Russian: Фултон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 9,001^st most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 115,716 people. Fulton is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Fulton live; 75 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fulton is also the 89,562^nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 5,594 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 43,095 people, or 1 in 8,411. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 94 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Fulton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Fulton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fulton surname rose 438 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 405 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fulton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fulton are 12.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.45% being 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.