Upton

English

Etymology

From Old English upp (“up”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌptən/

Proper noun

Upton (countable and uncountable, plural Uptons)

1. Any of several places in England:
   1. A hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7711).
   2. A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ2688).
   3. A village in Upton with Fishley parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG3912).
   4. A village in Headon cum Upton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7476).
   5. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7354).
   6. A village and civil parish (served by Upton and North Elmsall Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4713).
2. A locality in Cosheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales, including Upton Castle (OS grid ref SN0204).
3. A village between Cork and Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.
4. A municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, Montérégie region, Quebec, Canada.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana.
   2. A minor city in Hardin County and LaRue County, Kentucky.
   3. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
   4. A neighbourhood in western Baltimore, Maryland.
   5. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
   6. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
   7. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
   8. A town in Weston County, Wyoming.
6. A habitational surname from Old English.
7. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Ratley and Upton
• Upton County
• Uptonian
• Upton Magna
• Upton-on-Severn
• Upton Park
• Upton with Fishley
• Waters Upton

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Upton is the 2,616^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13,769 individuals. Upton is most common among White (87.96%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Upton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• not up, punto, put on, put-on, ton-up, unpot, upon't