Fulton Surname

9,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fulton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fulton,' 'an extinct border village in Roxburghshire' (Lower).

John de Fultone, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Fultone, ibid.

Fulton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States43,0951:8,4111,003
Australia4,8191:5,602815
Canada3,9401:9,3521,400
England3,5891:15,5252,270
Scotland3,2841:1,630294
Northern Ireland1,2561:1,469310
New Zealand9011:5,026809
South Africa6291:86,13310,595
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Philippines1211:836,68078,497
Ireland1071:44,0093,343
Jamaica1031:27,8642,130
Zimbabwe841:183,78921,931
Wales761:40,7183,964
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Panama291:134,9054,585
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Israel251:342,30528,607
Liberia251:176,34112,123
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Norway201:257,11427,149
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
Qatar191:124,10514,725
France181:3,690,151224,666
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Hong Kong131:564,2683,428
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Austria121:709,62061,025
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Belize101:35,5472,218
China101:136,732,1577,199
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
India81:95,883,173728,828
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Cayman Islands51:12,7791,374
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Swaziland41:324,550996
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,2311:3,599644
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2,9201:1,282231
England8871:27,4813,744
Wales121:130,7015,289
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8321:5,108642

Fulton (5,594) may also be a first name.

Fulton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fulton,' 'an extinct border village in Roxburghshire' (Lower).

John de Fultone, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Fultone, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From a place in Ayrshire which I am unable to find. There was also an old village of the name in the parish of Bedrule, Roxburghshire. Thomas de Fulton witnessed a donation to the monastery of Paisley, c. 1260, and in 1272 he witnessed a quitclaim of the land of Fulton (RMP., p. 58, 51). Thomas de Fultoun and Alan de Foulton witnessed grants by Malcolm, earl of Levenax to Paisley, 1273 (Levenax, p. 15—17; RMP., p. 103). Alan de Fulton appears again in 1284 as witness to a resignation (RMP., p. 65). Henry de Foultone of Lanarkshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 212). Thomas de Fultone, vicar of the church of Irnnewyk (Innerwick), and Thomas de Fougheltone of Lanarkshire also rendered homage in same year (ibid., p. 204,211). Robert Fultoun possessed a tenement in Irvine, 1506 (Irvine, I, p. 159), and John Fultoune possessed one in Glasgow, 1554 (Protocols, I). Robert Fulton (1765—1815) of Ulster Scots descent was the first successfully to apply steam to navigation in the United States. Ffultoun 1669, Fulltone 1709.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Fulton (Roxburgh), 13th cent. Fultone = (prob.) the Fowl- Enclosure [Old English fugel, fowl + tún]; but the possibility of its being ‘Fula’s Estate’ must not be excluded.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English name, numerous in Ulster. Bibl; IF 57*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish) One who came from Fulton (fowl enclosure), in Roxburghshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An extinct border village in co. Roxburgh.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fulton Last Name Facts

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

Fulton (Arabic: فولتن, Russian: Фултон) is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fulton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fulton is the 9,001st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 115,716 people. The surname 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 89,562nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 5,594 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 43,095 people, or 1 in 8,411. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 94 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Fulton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fulton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 fell 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 holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fulton surname are 12.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.45% being registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fullton9261/
Faulton9227/
Foulton9220/
Fultonk921/
Fultojn921/
Fulthon921/
Fuilton921/
Fultone920/
Foultong861/
Folton8382/
Fultan8312/
Fultun835/
Fultom833/
Foultoing806/
Fultang77173/
Vaulton7738/
Voulton7713/
Fulthan772/
Vuilton771/
Phulton771/
Fulttan771/
Fultane771/
Foelton770/
Foolton770/
Follton770/
Fultahan711/
Fulthang711/
Fulltank711/
Faultane710/
Foltán67556/
Foltan67292/
Phulthong6771/
Foltun6752/
Fultham623/
Vhilton621/
Fulthum621/
Foolttan571/
Folťan504/

Fulton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fulton in the Russian language
Фултонfulton-
Fulton in the Arabic language
فولتنfwltn-

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Fulton Reference & Research

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