Upton (name)

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Upton is an English surname that is sometimes used as a given name. In 1881, it was most common in Sussex—about six times the national average—followed by Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Kent, Bedfordshire and Derbyshire. The name comes from Old English and means "Upper Town/Upper Enclosure/Upper Field," from a variation of Upperton.