Upston Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Upston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3131:86,2489,971
New Zealand1811:25,0184,374
United States941:3,855,946211,262
England871:640,43737,483
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Upston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Upston occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Upston? popularity and diffusion

The surname Upston is the 487,899th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,716,979 people. The last name Upston occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 73 percent of Upston are found; 73 percent are found in Australasia and 73 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Upston is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 313 people, or 1 in 86,248. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 52 percent are found, Victoria, where 25 percent are found and Tasmania, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Australia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Upston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Upston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Upston last name rose 376 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Upston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Upston surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Upston earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.71% more than the national average, earning $60,716 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Upstone92431/
Hupston9223/
Uipston921/
Haupston860/
Epston833/
Apston831/
Uppsten7711/
Upstein777/
Epstone775/
Aposton771/
Apsaton771/
Ebuston770/
Upstienė714/
O'Poston711/
Apostono711/
Uobiston711/
O Poston710/
Appiston710/
Abston672,568/
Epsten6768/
Epstin6719/
Eppieston676/
Obston675/
Whepstone671/
Opstan671/
Uppsthang671/
Ebston670/
Hobston626/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Upston
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