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origin and a rarely used

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. At the time of the British Census of 188
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(6.2 times the national average), followed by

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and

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. The name Upton is a variation of Upperton and is derived from the Old English for Upper Ton, Upper Enclosure or Upper Field.

Given name

Upton Bell Upton P. Bell (born 1937) is an American former National Football League (NFL) executive, talk show host, and sports commentator. He is the son of former NFL commissioner Bert Bell and Broadway theatre actress Frances Upton. Football executive B ...

(born 1937), American sports executive, sports commentator, and talk show host * Upton Sheredine (1740–1800), Maryland jurist *

Upton Sinclair Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in seve ...

(1878–1968), American author

Surname

{{surname, Upton * Anne Upton (1892-1970), American composer and radio writer * Arthur Upton (disambiguation), several people of this name *

Anthony F. Upton Anthony F. Upton (13 October 1929 – 4 July 2015) was a British professor of Nordic history. Biography Born in Stockton Heath, Cheshire, he graduated B.A. in Modern History from Queen's College, Oxford, with First-Class honours in 1951, subsequ ...

(born 1929), British historian *

B. J. Upton Melvin Emanuel Upton Jr. (born August 21, 1984), known as B. J. Upton, is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Pad ...

(born 1984 as Melvin Upton Jr.), American baseball player; older brother of Justin Upton *

Barry Upton Barry John Upton (born 25 February 1954) is an English songwriter, arranger, musician and producer of various musical genres, including pop, rock and electronic dance. He is also an audio engineer and stage performer, having appeared around t ...

(born 1954), British hit songwriter, arranger, musician and producer of pop music *

Caitlin Upton Caitlin Upton or Caite Upton (born Lauren Caitlin Upton on born March 27, 1989 in Lexington, South Carolina) is an American fashion model and beauty queen. Career 2007 Miss Teen USA pageant Upton became Miss South Carolina Teen USA for 2007 in ...

(born 1989), an

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fashion

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and beauty queen from

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* Charles Upton (poet), (born 1948), American poet, Sufi and metaphysician * Charles H. Upton (1812–1877), nineteenth century Congressman from Virginia * Charles W. Upton (born 1943), economist *

Clive Upton Clive Upton (born 30 September 1946) is an English linguist specializing in dialectology and sociolinguistics. He is also an authority on the pronunciation of English. He has been Emeritus Professor of Modern English Language at the University o ...

, consultant, Oxford Dictionary *

Eben Upton Eben Christopher Upton (born 5 April 1978) is the Welsh CEO of Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd., which runs the engineering and trading activities of the Raspberry Pi Foundation. He is responsible for the overall software and hardware architecture ...

(born 1978), British computer engineer, inventor of Raspberry Pi *

Emory Upton Emory Upton (August 27, 1839 – March 15, 1881) was a United States Army General and military strategist, prominent for his role in leading infantry to attack entrenched positions successfully at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House during the A ...

(1839–1881), US army general *

Frances Upton Frances Upton (April 15, 1904 – November 27, 1975) was an American Broadway theatre actress and comedian. Early life Upton attended a business college after she finished high school. Her father, Francis, was a decorated New York City d ...

(1904–1975), American Broadway theatre actress and comedian * Frank Upton (born 1934), English former professional footballer and football club manager *

Fred Upton Frederick Stephen Upton (born April 23, 1953) is an American politician serving as a U.S. representative from Michigan since 1987, representing the state's 6th congressional district since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. His dist ...

(born 1953), American politician *

Louis Upton Louis Cassius Upton (October 10, 1886 – October 9, 1952) is best known for co-founding the Whirlpool Corporation (originally known as Upton Machine Company) with his uncle Emory Upton and investor Lowell Bassford in 1911. Early life Louis ...

(born 1886), American business magnate, founders of Whirlpool Corporation * George Upton (disambiguation), multiple people *

Gordon Upton Gordon Noel Upton (24 December 192023 February 2010) was an Australian public servant and diplomat. He served as Australian High Commissioner to Ceylon (1965–70), Fiji (1976–1979) and India (1979–1984). While Upton was posted to India, a ...

(1920–2010), Australian diplomat *

Richard Upton Richard Upton (born 1975) is an Australian retired swimmer who won three medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the World Championships in 1995, 1997, and 1998. In 1998, he was suspended from competitions for three months and lost $8,200 i ...

(Born 1967), African Surveyor *

Graham Upton Graham Upton DL (born 30 April 1944) was Chair of the Board of Experience Oxfordshire from 2013 to 2017 having previously been Chair of the Board of Oxford Playhouse for 8 years. Born in Birmingham, he moved to, and was educated in, Australia, w ...

, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University *

Harriet Taylor Upton Harriet Taylor Upton (December 17, 1853 – November 2, 1945) was an American political activist and author. Upton is best remembered as a leading Ohio state and national figure in the struggle for women's right to vote and as the first woman t ...

(1853–1945), American suffragette and author *

James Upton Corporal James Upton VC (3 May 1888 − 10 August 1949) was a British Army soldier and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British ...

(1888–1949) British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross * Jason Upton (born 1973), independent Christian worship leader * John Upton (disambiguation), multiple people *

Justin Upton Justin Irvin Upton (born August 25, 1987) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. Nicknamed "J-Up", he has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tig ...

(born 1987), American baseball player *

Kate Upton Katherine Elizabeth Upton (born June 10, 1992) is an American model. She first appeared in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue in 2011, and was the cover model for the 2012, 2013 and 2017 issues. In addition, she was the subject of the 10 ...

(born 1992), American swimsuit model *

Lawrence Upton Lawrence Upton (born London 1949, of Cornish origins, died at home 16 February 2020), was a poet, graphic artist and sound artist, and director of ''Writers Forum''. Upton was a performer, continuing and expanding the performance tradition of, ...

(born 1949), poet and artist * Lee Upton (born 1953), American poet *

Mary Upton Mary Upton (born 30 May 1946) is a former Irish Labour Party politician. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency from 1999 to 2011. Upton was born in Kilrush, County Clare and was educated at Coláiste Mhu ...

(born 1946), Irish politician * Pat Upton (politician) (1944–1999), Irish veterinarian and senior Labour Party politician *

Simon Upton Simon David Upton (born 7 February 1958) is a former New Zealand politician and member of Parliament from 1981 to 2001, representing the National Party, and the current Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. Early life Upton was edu ...

(born 1958), New Zealand politician * Solomon Upton (1891–1972), English footballer *

Steve Upton ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

(born 1946), Wishbone Ash drummer * Sue Upton (born 1954), British comic actress and dancer *

Robert Upton Robert William Upton (February 3, 1884April 28, 1972) was a United States senator from New Hampshire. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he attended the public schools, graduated from Boston University Law School in 1907, was admitted to the Massach ...

(1884–1972), American Congressman *

Róisín Upton Róisín Upton (born 1 April 1994) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Upton was also a member of the Connecticut Huskies teams that won ...

(born 1994), Ireland field hockey *

William Upton (cricketer) William Upton (14 June 1804 – 1867) was an English cricketer. Upton's batting style is unknown. He was born at Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire. Upton made two first-class appearances for Nottingham Cricket Club, with both appearances coming a ...

(1804–1867), English cricketer * William W. Upton (1817–1896), Oregon judge and U.S. Treasury comptroller * Winslow Upton (1853–1914), American astronomer

Fictional characters

* Dean Upton, from the British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

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