Last Name FULTON

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Fulton, an extinct border village in county Roxburgh.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, South african

Rank 1,017 (2000 US census) 861 (1990 US census)
Count 31,513 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 74.06%, or 23339 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 21.56%, or 6794 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.46%, or 145 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.95%, or 299 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.42%, or 447 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.55%, or 488 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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