Fullerton
English
Etymology
From Old English fuglere (“fowler, birdcatcher”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Proper noun
Fullerton (countable and uncountable, plural Fullertons)
- A small village in Wherwell parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3739).
- A place in the United States:
- A city in Orange County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Vernon Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
- A city, the county seat of Nance County, Nebraska.
- A township in Nance County, Nebraska.
- A minor city in Dickey County, North Dakota.
- A census-designated place in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
- A locality in Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Fullerton is the 4,162nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,517 individuals. Fullerton is most common among White (88.73%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fullerton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 612.
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