Upton Surname
Approximately 36,349 people bear this surname
Upton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Upton' parishes in Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Somerset, &c, besides many townships scattered over the whole country.
John de Upton, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameUpton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,567 | 1:19,522 | 2,447 |
| England | 10,018 | 1:5,562 | 789 |
| Australia | 3,758 | 1:7,184 | 1,057 |
| Canada | 1,320 | 1:27,913 | 3,696 |
| South Africa | 904 | 1:59,931 | 7,563 |
| New Zealand | 526 | 1:8,609 | 1,487 |
| Ireland | 242 | 1:19,458 | 2,029 |
| Scotland | 212 | 1:25,254 | 2,759 |
| Wales | 191 | 1:16,202 | 1,749 |
| Argentina | 97 | 1:440,654 | 33,272 |
| Northern Ireland | 71 | 1:25,986 | 2,864 |
| Spain | 66 | 1:708,364 | 30,810 |
| Mexico | 61 | 1:2,034,856 | 18,943 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Jersey | 25 | 1:3,968 | 780 |
| Ecuador | 24 | 1:662,744 | 12,125 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 168 | 1:26,368 | 2,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,650 | 1:4,314 | 647 |
| Wales | 55 | 1:28,517 | 1,601 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,715 | 1:13,518 | 1,737 |
Upton (425) may also be a first name.
Upton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Upton' parishes in Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Cheshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Somerset, &c, besides many townships scattered over the whole country.
John de Upton, Berkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Henry de Upton, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de Upton, Wiltshire, ibid.
Thomas de Upton, Salop, ibid.
Walter de Upton, Buckinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1662. Buried — Ralfe, son of Allice Upton, widow: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(English) belonging to Upton (a common English place-name), 13th cent. Upton, Anglo-Saxon Uptún = the Upper or High Farmstead or Village [Old English úp + tún]
(English) One who came from Upton (higher homestead or village), the name of many places in England.
There are many places in various counties called Upton; and there are doubtless several distinct origins for the surname. The most distinguished family, the ancestors of the Viscounts Templetown, originated at Uppeton, or Upton, an extensive manor branching into several parishes of East Cornwall, where John de Upton, grandfather of Hamelyn de Upton, who was party to a deed executed in 1218, flourished in the XII. century. See C. S. Gilbert's Cornwall, i. 462.
Local. The high hill, or the town on the height.
Adam and Barnard de Upton held U. 13th cent. from the Honour of Totness (Testa de Neville). They were probably descended from Ralph Fitz-Stephen, t. Henry II., and from the arms appear to have been a branch of De la Folie of Normandy, seated in Wilts. See Foley. Hence the Viscounts Templetown.
A location name in Berkshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Wiltshire, Yorkshire.
Upton Demographics
Average Upton Salary in
United States
$41,662 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Upton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Upton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Upton is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Upton? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,329th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 200,488 people. The surname Upton is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Upton reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Upton is also the 416,660th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 425 people.
The surname Upton is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 18,567 people, or 1 in 19,522. In The United States Upton is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, North Carolina, where 5 percent are found and Alabama, where 4 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Upton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Upton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Upton last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 144 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,029 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 347 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Upton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Upton last name are 14.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.3% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Upton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.08% less than the national average, earning 314,653 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.33% more than the national average, earning R 359,628 per year; in United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5% more than the national average, earning $52,166 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gupton | 91 | 3,456 | / |
| Hupton | 91 | 168 | / |
| Uptong | 91 | 4 | / |
| Eupton | 91 | 2 | / |
| Uppton | 91 | 1 | / |
| Uptonn | 91 | 0 | / |
| Uptoon | 91 | 0 | / |
| Uupton | 91 | 0 | / |
| Upthong | 83 | 452 | / |
| Guptton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Guptonn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haupton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Houpton | 83 | 0 | / |
| Uptom | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uptan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ubton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oupthong | 77 | 23 | / |
| Aupthong | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hupthong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gupttoon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Houphton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Guptan | 73 | 181 | / |
| Jipton | 73 | 9 | / |
| Upthom | 73 | 9 | / |
| Hipton | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gubton | 73 | 0 | / |
| Hubton | 73 | 0 | / |
| Gupthan | 67 | 462 | / |
| Upthang | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aubtong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoopton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauptan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hubtoon | 67 | 0 | / |
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