Fulton Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Fulton

Fulton

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Fulton history with Fulton Family Crest
Suggested Readings for Fulton
Surname Notables

About Family Crests

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Origin Displayed: English

Where did the English Fulton family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Fulton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

Spelling variations of this family name include: Fulton, Ffulton, Fullton and others.

First found in Roxburghshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Adam, Alexander, Francis, George, Henry, James, John, Mary, Nancy, Robert, Sam UEL and William Fulton, all arrived in Philadelphia between 1800 and 1860..

For more information on the last name Fulton, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name Fulton

Fulton Genealogy, 1751-1986: Robert Fulton of Ireland; Boston, Massachusetts; Londonderry, New Hampshire; and Upper Canada, with His American and Canadian Descendants by Ruth Coan Fulton.

Some noteworthy people of the name Fulton

Robert Fulton (1765-1815), American engineer and artist. Fulton did not invent the steamboat, but he designed and built the first commercially successful one
Alexander Fulton, American, the founder of the Iowa State Agricultural Society
Charles Britton Fulton (1910-1996), American lawyer and United States federal judge
Edmund Davie Fulton (1916-2000), Canadian politician and judge on the British Columbia Supreme Court
Peter Fulton (b. 1979), New Zealand cricketer
Richard Fulton (b. 1927), Tennessee politician
Liam Mark Fulton (b. 1984), an Australian professional rugby league player
Rikki Fulton OBE (1924-2004), Scottish television actor
Hamilton Fulton (d. 1834), a British engineer

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Fulton family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Fulton coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Fulton genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Fulton Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Fulton Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.