An English habitational surname from Old English. • A male given name transferred from the surname. • A number of places in the United States: • A town in Clarke County, Alabama. • A town in Hempstead County, Arkansas; named for Robert Fulton. • A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California; named for founders Thomas and James Fulton. • A city in Whiteside County, Illinois; named for Robert Fulton. • A town in Fulton County, Indiana; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton. • A minor city in Bourbon County, Kansas; named for the city in Illinois. • A city in Fulton County, Kentucky; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton. • A census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland; named for Charles C. Fulton, editor of The Baltimore Sun. • An unincorporated community in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. • An unincorporated community in Keweenaw County, Michigan. • A township in Gratiot County, Michigan. • A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • A city, the county seat of Itawamba County, Mississippi; named for Robert Fulton. • A city, the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri; named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. • A city in Oswego County, New York; named for Robert Fulton. • A town in Schoharie County, New York. • A village in Morrow County, Ohio. • A town in Hanson County, South Dakota; perhaps named for Robert Fulton, or for a local railroad employee. • An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. • A town in Aransas County, Texas; named for George Ware Fulton, a land developer in the area. • A town and unincorporated community therein, in Rock County, Wisconsin. • Other townships in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Fulton Township. • A community in West Lincoln, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.