Meanings
plural Uptons
- Any of several places in England:
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7711).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Hurstbourne Tarrant parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3655).
- countableuncountableA settlement in Nursling and Rownhams parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3717).
- countableuncountableA suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ2688).
- countableuncountableA village in Upton with Fishley parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG3912).
- countableuncountableA village in Headon cum Upton parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7476).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK7354).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU5186)
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Burford parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2412).
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Upton and North Elmsall Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE4713).
- countableuncountableA locality in Cosheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales, including Upton Castle (OS grid ref SN0204).
- countableuncountableA municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, Montérégie region, Quebec, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Hardin County and LaRue County, Kentucky.
- countableuncountableA town in Oxford County, Maine.
- countableuncountableA neighbourhood in western Baltimore, Maryland.
- countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
- countableuncountableA hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
- countableuncountableA town in Weston County, Wyoming.
- countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.
- countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname.
Origin
- Old Englishupp“up”
- EnglishUpton
From Old English upp (“up”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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Cite this entry
Upton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upton
“Upton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Upton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upton.
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