Upton

Gender Masculine
Usage English (Rare)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈʌp.tən/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From a surname that was derived from a place name meaning "upper town" in Old English. A famous bearer of this name was the American novelist Upton Sinclair (1878-1968).

Related Names

RootUpton (surname)

People think this name is

mature   formal   upper class   urban   strong   refined   strange   serious  

Categories

authors, baseball players, isograms, rare English, surnames
Entry updated June 13, 2019