Upton Name Meaning: A habitational place name meaning 'upper town'. Up 'upper' + tun 'settlement'.
This may have been reference to higher ground,perhaps a place for 'summer grazing',or a status name for an important settlement.
Discover how your Upton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 11 |
| Berkshire | 28 |
| Cambridgeshire | 14 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 251 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 175 |
| Devon | 76 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 15 |
| Essex | 62 |
| Gloucestershire | 135 |
| Hampshire | 82 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 21 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 10 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 414 |
| Lancashire | 402 |
| Leicestershire | 202 |
| Lincolnshire | 134 |
| London | 815 |
| Middlesex | 110 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 65 |
| Northamptonshire | 39 |
| Nottinghamshire | 211 |
| Oxfordshire | 134 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 10 |
| Shropshire | 27 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 50 |
| Surrey | 187 |
| Sussex | 616 |
| Staffordshire | 685 |
| Warwickshire | 408 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 13 |
| Worcestershire | 58 |
| Yorkshire | 373 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 9 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 16 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 20 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,017 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 98 |
| Domestic Servant | 72 |
| General Labourer | 66 |
| Coal Miner | 61 |
| Dress Maker | 56 |
| General Servant | 47 |
| Farmer | 41 |
| Laundress | 40 |
| Living On Own Means | 38 |
| General Servant Domestic | 33 |
| Labourer | 33 |
| Farm Labourer | 31 |
| Carpenter | 28 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 26 |
| Gardener | 23 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Butcher | 20 |
| Cotton Weaver | 19 |
| Clerk | 19 |
| Farm Servant | 18 |
| General Domestic Servant | 18 |
| Errand Boy | 17 |
| Nurse | 16 |
| Carter | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Upton | 3,041 |
| Mary Upton | 2,501 |
| John Upton | 2,312 |
| George Upton | 1,674 |
| Thomas Upton | 1,589 |
| Sarah Upton | 1,578 |
| Elizabeth Upton | 1,548 |
| James Upton | 1,317 |
| Ann Upton | 996 |
| Henry Upton | 968 |
| Charles Upton | 835 |
| Joseph Upton | 788 |
| Jane Upton | 741 |
| Eliza Upton | 724 |
| Alice Upton | 666 |
| Annie Upton | 618 |
| Emma Upton | 599 |
| Ellen Upton | 581 |
| Edward Upton | 501 |
| Arthur Upton | 495 |
| Alfred Upton | 492 |
| Hannah Upton | 489 |
| Samuel Upton | 462 |
| Emily Upton | 436 |
| Frederick Upton | 435 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upton | 100% | 42,496 |
| 2 | Paton | 60% | 8,252 |
| 3 | Epton | 80% | 2,183 |
| 4 | Paten | 40% | 820 |
| 5 | Peaton | 50% | 313 |
| 6 | Paiton | 50% | 192 |
| 7 | Pouton | 50% | 186 |
| 8 | Apton | 80% | 177 |
| 9 | Piton | 60% | 157 |
| 10 | Pauton | 50% | 151 |
| 11 | Pieton | 50% | 146 |
The surname Upton is the most popular version of all its varients