Upton is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

origin and a rarely used

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

. At the time of the British Census of 188
Upton Surname at Forebears
the frequency of the surname Upton was highest in

Sussex Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

(6.2 times the national average), followed by

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated ''Beds'') is a Ceremonial County, ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south and the south-east, and Buckin ...

and

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...

. The name Upton is a variation of Upperton and is derived from the Old English for Upper Ton, Upper Enclosure or Upper Field.

Given name

* Upton Bell (born 1937), American sports executive, sports commentator, and talk show host * Upton Buhrman (1818–1895), American politician from Maryland *

Upton Sheredine Upton Sheredine (c. 1740 – January 14, 1800) was an American jurist and statesman from Baltimore, Maryland. He represented Maryland at both the state and national level, and was a judge in several courts. Sheredine moved to a farm near a place ...

(1740–1800), Maryland jurist *

Upton Sinclair Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American author, muckraker journalist, and political activist, and the 1934 California gubernatorial election, 1934 Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party ...

(1878–1968), American author *

Upton Stout Upton Stout III (born January 9, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Texas Mean Green and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppe ...

(born 2002), American football player

Surname

{{surname, Upton * Anne Upton (1892–1970), American composer and radio writer * Arthur Upton (disambiguation), several people of this name * Anthony F. Upton (1929–2015), British historian *

B. J. Upton Melvin Emanuel "B. J." Upton Jr. (born August 21, 1984) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and Toronto Blue ...

(born 1984 as Melvin Upton Jr.), American baseball player; older brother of Justin Upton *

Barry Upton Barry John Upton (born 25 February 1954) is an English singer, songwriter, arranger, musician and producer of pop, rock and electronic dance. He lives in Pattaya, Thailand, where he is the executive producer for radio & TV at Pattaya People ...

(born 1954), British hit songwriter, arranger, musician and producer of pop music *

Caitlin Upton Caitlin "Caite" Upton (born Lauren Caitlin Upton; March 27, 1989) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Carolina Teen USA 2007 and represented South Carolina at Miss Teen USA 2007 where she placed third runner-up. ...

(born 1989), an

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

fashion

model A model is an informative representation of an object, person, or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin , . Models can be divided in ...

and beauty queen from

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

* Charles Upton (poet), (born 1948), American poet, Sufi and metaphysician * Charles H. Upton (1812–1877), nineteenth century Congressman from Virginia * Charles W. Upton (born 1943), economist *

Clive Upton Clive Upton (born 30 September 1946) is an English linguist specializing in dialectology and sociolinguistics. He is also an authority on the pronunciation of English. He has been Emeritus Professor of Modern English Language at the University ...

, consultant, Oxford Dictionary *

Eben Upton Eben Christopher Upton (born 5 April 1978) is the Welsh CEO of Raspberry Pi Holdings. He is responsible for the overall software and hardware architecture of the Raspberry Pi device. He is a former technical director and ASIC architect for B ...

(born 1978), British computer engineer, inventor of Raspberry Pi *

Emory Upton Emory Upton (August 27, 1839 – March 15, 1881) was a United States Army general and military strategist, prominent for his role in leading infantry to attack entrenched positions successfully at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House during th ...

(1839–1881), US army general *

Frances Upton Frances Upton (April 15, 1904 – November 27, 1975) was an American Broadway theatre actress and comedian. Early life Upton attended a business college after she finished high school. Her father, Francis, was a decorated New York City d ...

(1904–1975), American Broadway theatre actress and comedian * Frank Upton (1934–2011), English former professional footballer and football club manager *

Fred Upton Frederick Stephen Upton (born April 23, 1953) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1987 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represented Kalamazoo, Michigan, ...

(born 1953), American politician *

Louis Upton Louis Cassius Upton (October 10, 1886 – October 9, 1952) was an American entrepreneur best known for co-founding the Whirlpool Corporation (originally known as Upton Machine Company) with his uncle Emory Upton and investor Lowell Bassford in ...

(1886–1952), American business magnate, founders of Whirlpool Corporation * George Upton (disambiguation), multiple people * Gordon Upton (1920–2010), Australian diplomat *

Graham Upton Graham Upton DL (born 30 April 1944) was chair of the board of Experience Oxfordshire from 2013 to 2017 having previously been chair of the board of Oxford Playhouse for 8 years. Born in Birmingham, he moved to, and was educated in, Australia, w ...

, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University *

Hamilton Upton Hamilton Charles Upton, (13 March 1912 – 1 August 1965) was a Canadian flying ace who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. During his service with the RAF, he was credited with at least eleven aerial victories. Bor ...

(1912–1965), Canadian flying ace *

Harriet Taylor Upton Harriet Taylor Upton (December 17, 1853 – November 2, 1945) was an American political activist and author. Upton is best remembered as a leading Ohio state and national figure in the struggle for women's right to vote and as the first woman to ...

(1853–1945), American suffragette and author *

James Upton Corporal James Upton VC (3 May 1888 − 10 August 1949) was a British Army soldier and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British ...

(1888–1949) British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross *

Jason Upton Jason Upton (born December 15, 1973) is an American contemporary worship music singer, songwriter and recording artist. His musical creations are mostly inspired by folk music. Early life Jason Upton was born on December 15, 1973, in Minneapolis ...

(born 1973), independent Christian worship leader * John Upton (disambiguation), multiple people *

Justin Upton Justin Irvin Upton (born August 25, 1987) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Nicknamed "J-Up", he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Los Angel ...

(born 1987), American baseball player *

Kate Upton Katherine Elizabeth Upton (born June 10, 1992) is an American model and actress. She first appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue in 2011, and was the List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue c ...

(born 1992), American swimsuit model *

Lawrence Upton Lawrence Upton (born London 1949, of Cornish origins, died at home 16 February 2020), was a poet, graphic artist and sound artist, and director of ''Writers Forum''. Upton was a performer, continuing and expanding the performance tradition of, ...

(1949–2020), poet and artist *

Lee Upton Lee Upton (born June 2, 1953, St. Johns, Michigan) is an American poet, fiction writer, and literary critic. She earned a BA in journalism at Michigan State Universitybr>a Master of Fine Arts, master of fine arts (MFA) at the University of Massac ...

(born 1953), American poet *

Mary Upton Mary Upton (born 30 May 1946) is an Irish former Labour Party politician. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency from 1999 to 2011. Upton was born in Kilrush, County Clare and was educated at Coláiste Mh ...

(born 1946), Irish politician *

Molly Upton Martha Neill Upton (September30, 1953, Pittsfield, MassachusettsMarch30, 1977, San Francisco, California) was a watercolorist, sculptor and studio quilt artist. Her quilted tapestries helped quilts become seen as fine art, rather than craft work ...

(1953–1977), American painter, sculptor, and quilter *

Pat Upton (politician) Pat Upton (1 September 1944 – 22 February 1999) was an Irish Labour Party politician and vet. Early life He was born in Kilrush, County Clare and educated at St Flannan's College in Ennis, at University College Galway, and at University ...

(1944–1999), Irish veterinarian and senior Labour Party politician * Paul Upton (born 1988), professional boxer * Richard Upton (born 1975), Australian swimmer * Robert W. Upton (1884–1972), American Congressman *

Róisín Upton Róisín Upton (born 1 April 1994) is an Ireland women's national field hockey team, Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Upton was also a member ...

(born 1994), Ireland field hockey *

Simon Upton Simon David Upton (born 7 February 1958) is a former New Zealand politician and member of Parliament from 1981 to 2001, representing the National Party, and the current Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Early life Upton was edu ...

(born 1958), New Zealand politician * Solomon Upton (1891–1972), English footballer *

Steve Upton Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen. Notable people A–D * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Abel (born 1970), New Zealand politician * Steve Adams (disambiguation), sev ...

(born 1946), Wishbone Ash drummer * Sue Upton (born 1954), British comic actress and dancer *

William Upton (cricketer) William Upton (14 June 1804 – 1867) was an English cricketer. Upton's batting style is unknown. He was born at Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire. Upton made two first-class appearances for Nottingham Cricket Club, with both appearances coming ...

(1804–1867), English cricketer * William W. Upton (1817–1896), Oregon judge and U.S. Treasury comptroller * Winslow Upton (1853–1914), American astronomer

Fictional characters

Dean Upton ''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn. Sha ...

, from the British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'' Surnames English-language surnames Surnames of English origin Surnames of British Isles origin