Upshaw Surname

55,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,152 people bear this surname

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

Upshaw Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a grove or thicket above another, or up a stream.

Upshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6951:41,6865,113
Canada3941:93,51710,218
England341:1,638,76668,634
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0011:50,1695,703

Upshaw (15) may also be a first name.

Upshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a grove or thicket above another, or up a stream.

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

Upshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Upshaw is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Upshaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 55,483rd most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 796,279 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Upshaw are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Upshaw is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,695 people, or 1 in 41,686. In The United States Upshaw is mostly found in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Georgia, where 13 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Upshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Upshaw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 869 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Upshaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Upshaw surname are 9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Upshaw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.04% less than the national average, earning $36,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.51% less than the national average, earning $46,449 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Upsahaw923/
Eupshaw921/
Upsaw914/
Upsahw837/
Upshow833/
Ubshaw832/
Upchaw831/
Hipshaw777/
Upsavs675/
Oopsaw671/
Hubschova532/

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