Upton (name)
Upton is a surname of English origin and a rarely used given name. At the time of the British Census of 1881 , the frequency of the surname Upton was highest in Sussex, 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
- Upton Sheredine,, Maryland jurist
- Upton Sinclair,, American author
Surname
- Arthur Upton, several people of this name
- Anthony F. Upton, British historian
- Barry Upton, British hit songwriter, arranger, musician and producer of pop music
- Caitlin Upton, an American fashion model and beauty queen from South Carolina
- Charles Upton,, American poet, Sufi and metaphysician
- Charles H. Upton, nineteenth century Congressman from Virginia
- Charles W. Upton, economist
- Clive Upton, consultant, Oxford Dictionary
- Eben Upton, British computer engineer, inventor of Raspberry Pi
- Emory Upton, US army general
- Frank Upton, English former professional footballer and football club manager
- Fred Upton, American politician
- Louis Upton, American business magnate, founders of Whirlpool Corporation
- George Upton, multiple people
- Gordon Upton, Australian diplomat
- Richard Upton, African Surveyor
- Graham Upton, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University
- Harriet Taylor Upton, American suffragette and author
- James Upton British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross
- Jason Upton, independent Christian worship leader
- John Upton, multiple people
- Justin Upton, American baseball player
- Kate Upton, American swimsuit model
- Lawrence Upton, poet and artist
- Lee Upton, American poet
- Mary Upton Irish politician
- Melvin Upton Jr., American baseball player formerly known as B.J. Upton; older brother of Justin Upton
- Pat Upton, Irish veterinarian and senior Labour Party politician
- Simon Upton, New Zealand politician
- Solomon Upton, English footballer
- Steve Upton, Wishbone Ash drummer
- Sue Upton, British comic actress and dancer
- Robert Upton, American Congressman
- William Upton , English cricketer
- William W. Upton, Oregon judge and U.S. Treasury comptroller
- Winslow Upton (1853–1914, American astronomer
