Upton
English
Etymology
From Old English upp (“up”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌptən/
Proper noun
Upton (countable and uncountable, plural Uptons)
- Any of several places in England:
- A hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7711).
- A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ2688).
- A village in Upton with Fishley parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG3912).
- A village in Headon cum Upton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7476).
- A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7354).
- 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).
- A locality in Cosheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales, including Upton Castle (OS grid ref SN0204).
- A village between Cork and Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.
- A municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, Montérégie region, Quebec, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Hardin County and LaRue County, Kentucky.
- A town in Oxford County, Maine.
- A neighbourhood in western Baltimore, Maryland.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
- A town in Weston County, Wyoming.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Upton is the 2,616th 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.
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