Upward Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 108
Durham 0
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 26
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 34
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 2
Somerset 4
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Upward Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Upward family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 19
Female Servant 6
Grocer 4
Male Servant 3
Tailor 2
Independent 2
Stationer 2
Porter 2
Carpenter 1
Dairyman 1
Labourer 1
Customes 1
Solicitor's Clerk 1
Builder 1
Stock Broker 1
Haulier 1
Lodging House Keeper 1
Lather River 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Upward

Name Census Frequency
William Upward 121
Elizabeth Upward 88
George Upward 87
John Upward 83
Mary Upward 81
James Upward 58
Sarah Upward 54
Emma Upward 43
Jane Upward 43
Emily Upward 42
Alfred Upward 39
Ann Upward 39
Charles Upward 39
Henry Upward 39
Arthur Upward 34
Walter Upward 34
Edward Upward 33
Thomas Upward 33
Harry Upward 32
Eliza Upward 28
Samuel Upward 27
Annie Upward 26
Frederick Upward 26
Frank Upward 25
Fanny Upward 24

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