The Upton Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Upton family.

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The Upton Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Upton
1841 Census178
1851 Census1152
1861 Census2128
1871 Census3175
1881 Census4376
1891 Census5290
1901 Census6636
1911 Census7677

Most Frequent Forenames for the Upton Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census 1911 Census Total
William Upton 19 98 170 225 312 346 400 416
John Upton 11 71 132 176 225 232 277 300
Mary Upton 17 87 160 210 249 269 258 256
Elizabeth Upton 6 55 84 122 146 147 169 155
Sarah Upton 10 65 105 122 156 133 157 135
Thomas Upton 6 61 97 114 154 160 181 185
James Upton 4 39 75 94 131 131 163 168
George Upton 12 50 92 155 182 206 271 287
Ann Upton 5 45 71 78 61 58 37 39
Jane Upton 2 22 45 66 66 77 75 71
Charles Upton 6 25 51 68 94 120 124 153
Joseph Upton 4 21 39 70 86 89 109 109
Emily Upton 0 5 19 50 71 84 88 94
Emma Upton 5 24 51 76 83 72 68 60
Henry Upton 6 35 65 85 102 92 113 120
Alice Upton 0 9 32 49 85 134 145 157
Annie Upton 0 1 6 44 84 128 160 179
Ellen Upton 1 14 36 60 78 94 95 88
Hannah Upton 6 24 35 38 43 46 43 47
Eliza Upton 5 35 58 71 75 82 79 57

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Upton family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Upton

View Name: UPTON.

UPTON

Derivation:
A habitational place name meaning 'upper town'. Up 'upper' + tun 'settlement'.

History:
This may have been reference to higher ground,perhaps a place for 'summer grazing',or a status name for an important settlement.

Linked Surnames:
Uptun.

 


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