Upton

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌptən/

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 Headon cum Upton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7476).
   4. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7354).
   5. 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 habitational surname from Old English.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

• 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.

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

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