Upchurch Surname

37,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Upchurch Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Upchurch; or Dweller at the Upper or High Church [Old English úp + cirice] Upchurch, Kent, was Upcherche in the 13th cent.

Upchurch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,3861:27,0773,390
England5141:108,40111,277
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Australia571:473,60936,415
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3281:74,3158,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7131:29,3163,565

Upchurch (23) may also be a first name.

Upchurch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Upchurch; or Dweller at the Upper or High Church [Old English úp + cirice] Upchurch, Kent, was Upcherche in the 13th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Upchurch (the higher or farther inland church), in Kent.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Upchurch Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Upchurch Come From? nationality or country of origin

Upchurch is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Upchurch? popularity and diffusion

Upchurch is the 37,265th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 515,640 people. The last name Upchurch occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Upchurch reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Upchurch is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 23 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 13,386 people, or 1 in 27,077. In The United States Upchurch is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, North Carolina, where 13 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

Upchurch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Upchurch has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 781 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Upchurch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Upchurch last name are 12.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Upchurch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.29% more than the national average, earning R 466,464 per year; in United States they earn 6.72% less than the national average, earning $40,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $49,357 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Uppchurch941/
Upechurch941/
Upchurche940/
Uupchurch940/
Upcurch934/
Upchurc932/
Upchirch882/
Epchurch882/
Upcaurch881/
Uphcurch880/
Upcherch880/
Yu-Upchurch841/
Abou Chrouche571/

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