Fulton Family History

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Fulton Name Meaning

probably a reduced form of Fullerton. habitational name from a place in Roxburghshire, Scotland, so named from Old English fugol ‘bird’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Felton, Hulton, Moulton, Coulton, Upton, Luxton, Buxton, Dalton

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Fulton Family Origin

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Fulton Family Occupations

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  • Coal Miner

    3%

  • Farmer

    3%

  • Labourer

    3%

  • Annuitant

    2%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Fulton family was Annuitant. The most common Fulton occupation in the UK was Coal Miner. 3% of Fulton's were Coal Miners. Coal Miner, Farmer and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Fulton.

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