How common is the surname Upshaw?

7,401 people in the United States had the surname Upshaw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,717 Americans. It ranked 4,778th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Upshaw?

Dawn Upshaw, American soprano, followed by Robert Upshaw.

Where is the surname Upshaw most common?

Wikidata records people named Upshaw in the United States.

Is the surname Upshaw getting more or less common?

More common. 6,937 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,401 in 2010, up 6.7%.

The surname Upshaw

An English place surname, carried by 7,401 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex U120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Upshaw is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

English origin

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old English upp (“up; upper”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).

Upshaw is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,401 people named Upshaw in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,717 Americans. That is up 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,937.

#4,778

rank among US surnames

7,401

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,675)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,769	Carnahan	7,424	41,587
#4,770	Falcone	7,423	41,593
#4,771	Grim	7,418	41,621
#4,772	Ching	7,417	41,627
#4,774	Whitehurst	7,412	41,655
#4,775	Lew	7,410	41,666
#4,776	Hintz	7,406	41,689

Who is named Upshaw

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

56% of people named Upshaw identified as Black (not Hispanic), 33% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Black (not Hispanic) 56%
White (not Hispanic) 33%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.3%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Upshaws

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dawn Upshaw
American soprano, born 1960
Robert Upshaw
American basketball player (born 1994)
Reggie Upshaw
American basketball player (born 1995)
Gene Upshaw
American football player, labor leader, NFLPA president (1945-2008)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Upshaw come from?: Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old English upp (“up; upper”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).
How common is the surname Upshaw?: 7,401 people in the United States had the surname Upshaw in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,717 Americans. It ranked 4,778th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Upshaw?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Upshaw identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 33% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Upshaw?: Dawn Upshaw, American soprano, followed by Robert Upshaw.
Where is the surname Upshaw most common?: Wikidata records people named Upshaw in the United States.
What type of surname is Upshaw?: Upshaw is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Upshaw getting more or less common?: More common. 6,937 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,401 in 2010, up 6.7%.