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.
Anne Upton (1892-1970), American composer and radio writer
Arthur Upton (disambiguation) , several people of this name
Anthony F. Upton (1929–2015), British historian
B. J. Upton (born 1984 as Melvin Upton Jr.), American baseball player; older brother of Justin Upton
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 (1812–1877), nineteenth century Congressman from Virginia
Charles W. Upton (born 1943), economist
Clive Upton , consultant, Oxford Dictionary
Eben Upton (born 1978), British computer engineer, inventor of Raspberry Pi
Emory Upton (1839–1881), US army general
Frances Upton (1904–1975), American Broadway theatre actress and comedian
Frank Upton (1934–2011), English former professional footballer and football club manager
Fred Upton (born 1953), American politician
Louis Upton (1886-1952), American business magnate, founders of Whirlpool Corporation
George Upton (disambiguation) , multiple people
Gordon Upton (1920–2010), Australian diplomat
Graham Upton , Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University
Harriet Taylor Upton (1853–1945), American suffragette and author
James Upton (1888–1949) British soldier awarded the Victoria Cross
Jason Upton (born 1973), independent Christian worship leader
John Upton (disambiguation) , multiple people
Justin Upton (born 1987), American baseball player
Kate Upton (born 1992), American swimsuit model
Lawrence Upton (1949–2020), poet and artist
Lee Upton (born 1953), American poet
Mary Upton (born 1946), Irish politician
Pat Upton (politician) (1944–1999), Irish veterinarian and senior Labour Party politician
Paul Upton (born 1988), professional boxer
Richard Upton (born 1975), Australian swimmer
Simon Upton (born 1958), New Zealand politician
Solomon Upton (1891–1972), English footballer
Steve Upton (born 1946), Wishbone Ash drummer
Sue Upton (born 1954), British comic actress and dancer
Robert Upton (1884–1972), American Congressman
Róisín Upton (born 1994), Ireland field hockey
William Upton (cricketer) (1804–1867), English cricketer
William W. Upton (1817–1896), Oregon judge and U.S. Treasury comptroller
Winslow Upton (1853–1914), American astronomer
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