Fulton

Where Fulton comes from

From Foulden, a village in Norfolk, from Old English fuġol (“bird”) + tūn (“dwelling”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Fulton
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1884
    First appearance
    #848 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1887
    Peak, #583
    10 babies named Fulton — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1888
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1893
    Fulton Oursler born
    American journalist, playwright, editor and writer
  5. 1907
    Fulton McGrath born
    American jazz pianist and songwriter
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Fulton Oursler · American journalist, playwright, editor and writer, 1893–1952
  • Fulton McGrath · American jazz pianist and songwriter, 1907–1958
  • Fulton Kuykendall · American football player, 1953–2024
  • Fulton MacGregor · politician, born 1980
  • Fulton Lewis Jr. · American radio broadcaster, 1903–1966

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.