Upright Surname

290,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Upright Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the upright.'

Symon Upriht, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1787. Married — John Upright, of Heatfield, Sussex, and Ann Holgate: St.

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Upright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1161:324,78429,552
Canada871:423,51337,101
England751:742,90741,196
Wales131:238,04114,239
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3111:161,47514,730

Upright (80) may also be a first name.

Upright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the upright.'

Symon Upriht, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Five centuries later this surname turns up in Sussex:

1787. Married — John Upright, of Heatfield, Sussex, and Ann Holgate: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Upright, Erect [Middle English Old English úpriht]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Upright Last Name Facts

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

Upright is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Upright click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Upright? popularity and diffusion

Upright is the 290,011th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,516,689 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Upright reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,075,395th most common forename internationally, held by 80 people.

The last name Upright is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,116 people, or 1 in 324,784. In The United States Upright is most common in: North Carolina, where 37 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Upright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Upright has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Upright surname rose 359 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Upright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Upright last name are 22.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Upright earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning $37,477 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $52,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Upwright9318/
Upbright931/
Haupright884/
Epright86297/
Apright861/
Uprit8312/
Eppright80333/
Aubright8018/
Yuprit77266/
Upriti7782/
Uparit7725/
Uprity7711/
Upreit773/
Uprite771/
Euprit770/
Epprighet750/
Uprt731/
Ebright712,132/
Upraiti71700/
Obright71249/
Upraity71153/
Abright71107/
Ybright7132/
Yuparit719/
Upariti716/
Upareit712/
Uppriti711/
Uparhot711/
Uperiti711/
Upreiti711/
Upreity711/
Upriety711/
Uprat67194/
O'Bright67100/
Iprit6788/
Uprti6726/
Oprit6720/
Upert6715/
Uprot6714/
Aprit6713/
Upart6713/
Aupriyot678/
Yupparit677/
Eberight675/
Upret674/
Uapraiti673/
Uparaity673/
Ibrighet673/
Aibright672/
Uport672/
Abbright672/
Ebreight672/
Upraitay671/
Uparaiti671/
Aupariti671/
Oberight671/
Aobright671/
Ubrit671/
Uprta671/
Oboright670/
Obrieght670/
Ebbright670/
Auprix6258/
Heuprix571/

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