Upton

== English == === Etymology === From Old English upp (“up”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʌptən/ === Proper noun === Upton (countable and uncountable, plural Uptons) Any of several places in England: A hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7711). A suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ2688). A hamlet in Hurstbourne Tarrant parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3655). A settlement in Nursling and Rownhams parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3717). A village in Upton with Fishley parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG3912). A village in Headon cum Upton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7476). A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7354). A village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU5186) A hamlet in Burford parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2412). A village and civil parish (served by Upton and North Elmsall Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4713). A locality in Cosheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales, including Upton Castle (OS grid ref SN0204). A village between Cork and Bandon, County Cork, Ireland. A municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, Montérégie region, Quebec, Canada. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana. A minor city in Hardin County and LaRue County, Kentucky. A town in Oxford County, Maine. A neighbourhood in western Baltimore, Maryland. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri. A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. A town in Weston County, Wyoming. A habitational surname from Old English. A male given name transferred from the surname. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Upton is the 2,616th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13,769 individuals. Upton is most common among White (87.96%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Upton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. === Anagrams === not up, punto, put on, put-on, ton-up, unpot, upon't