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Upton is a surname of English origin and a rarely used given name. At the time of the British Census of 1881 Upton Surname at Forebears, the frequency of the surname Upton was highest in Sussex (6.2 times the national average), followed by Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Kent, Bedfordshire and Derbyshire. 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

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Upton Sheredine, (1740–1800), Maryland jurist
Upton Sinclair, (1878–1968), American author

Surname

This page lists people with the surname Upton.
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Anthony F. Upton (born 1929), British historian
Barry Upton (born 1954), British hit songwriter, arranger, musician and producer of pop music
Caitlin Upton born 1989), an American fashion model and beauty queen from South Carolina
Charles Upton (poet), (born 1948), American poet, Sufi and metaphysician
Charles H. Upton (1812–1847), nineteenth century Congressman from Virginia
Charles W. Upton, economist
Clive Upton, consultant, Oxford Dictionary
Eben Upton (born 1978), British computer engineer, inventor of Raspberry Pi
Emory Upton (1839–1881), US army general
Frank Upton (born 1934), English former professional footballer and football club manager
Fred Upton (born 1953), American politician
Frederick and Louis Upton, American entrepreneurs, founders of the company that became Whirlpool Corporation
Gordon Upton (1920–2010), Australian diplomat
Richard Upton (Born 1967), African Surveyor
Graham Upton, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University
Harriet Taylor Upton (1853–1945), American suffragette and author
Jack Upton (2004-) English junior mathematician champion (ENMC) 2015, 2016
James Upton (1888–1949) British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross
Jason Upton (born 1973), independent Christian worship leader
Jimmy Upton (1949–2003), college and high school track star
John Upton (disambiguation), multiple people
Justin Upton (born 1987), American baseball player
Kate Upton (born 1992), American swimsuit model
Lawrence Upton (born 1949), poet and artist
Lee Upton (born 1953), American poet
Mary Upton Irish politician
Melvin Upton Jr. (born 1984), American baseball player formerly known as B.J. Upton; older brother of Justin Upton
Pat Upton (1944–1999), Irish veterinarian and senior Labour Party politician
Simon Upton (born 1958), New Zealand politician
Steve Upton (born 1946), Wishbone Ash drummer
Sue Upton (born 1954), British comic actress and dancer
Robert Upton (1884-1972), American Congressman
William Upton (cricketer) (1804-1867), English cricketer
William W. Upton (1817-1896), Oregon judge and U.S. Treasury comptroller

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 '''Upton''' is a [[surname]] of [[English people|English]] origin and a rarely used [[given name]]. At the time of the British Census of 1881 [http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/upton Upton Surname at Forebears], the frequency of the surname Upton was highest in [[Sussex]] (6.2 times the national average), followed by [[Oxfordshire]], [[Leicestershire]], [[Staffordshire]], [[Nottinghamshire]], [[Warwickshire]], [[Kent]], [[Bedfordshire]] and [[Derbyshire]].
-The name '''Upton''' is a variation of Upperton as is derived from the Old English for Upper Ton, Upper Enclosure or Upper Field.
+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==