# Fulton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfʊltən/ · frequency rank #14,948

## Definitions
1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
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25. A community in West Lincoln, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.

## Etymology
From Foulden, a village in Norfolk, from Old English fuġol (“bird”) + tūn (“dwelling”).

## Easily confused with
- **futon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fulton-vs-futon)
- **fusion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fulton-vs-fusion)
- **felon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felon-vs-fulton)
- **falcon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falcon-vs-fulton)
- **Fallon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fallon-vs-fulton)
- **Fenton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fenton-vs-fulton)
- **Felton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/felton-vs-fulton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ffulton`, `fluton`, `fullton`, `fulotn`, `fultno`, `fultonn`, `fultton`, `futlon`, `uflton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fulton