How common is the surname Upton?

13,769 people in the United States had the surname Upton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,423 Americans. It ranked 2,616th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Upton?

Kate Upton, American model and actress (born 1992), followed by Justin Upton.

Where is the surname Upton most common?

Wikidata records people named Upton in the United States and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Upton?

Upton is /ˈʌptən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Upton getting more or less common?

More common. 13,630 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,769 in 2010, up 1.0%.

Is Upton also a first name?

Yes. Upton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Upton

An English place surname, carried by 13,769 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈʌptən/ 2 syllables Soundex U135

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Upton is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Upton 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 13,769 people named Upton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,423 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,630.

#2,616

rank among US surnames

13,769

people in 2010

4.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #2,432)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,607	Linder	13,830	22,324
#2,608	Hills	13,829	22,326
#2,609	Hamby	13,823	22,336
#2,610	Callaway	13,819	22,342
#2,611	Ellsworth	13,813	22,352
#2,612	Mathew	13,808	22,360
#2,613	Lovelace	13,787	22,394

Who is named Upton

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

88% of people named Upton identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Uptons

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kate Upton
American model and actress (born 1992)
Justin Upton
American baseball player, born 1987
Francis Robbins Upton
American physicist (1852–1921)
B. J. Upton
American baseball player, born 1984
Robert W. Upton
American politician (1884-1972)
Eben Upton
British computer scientist, born 1978
Frances Upton
American actress (1904-1975)
Peggy Hopkins Joyce
American actress, model and dancer (1893–1957)

Notable Uptons come mostly from the United States (7) and the United Kingdom (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Upton come from?: From Old English upp (“up”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
How common is the surname Upton?: 13,769 people in the United States had the surname Upton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,423 Americans. It ranked 2,616th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Upton?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Upton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Upton?: Kate Upton, American model and actress (born 1992), followed by Justin Upton.
Where is the surname Upton most common?: Wikidata records people named Upton in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Upton?: Upton is /ˈʌptən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Upton?: Upton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Upton getting more or less common?: More common. 13,630 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,769 in 2010, up 1.0%.
Is Upton also a first name?: Yes. Upton is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.