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   strange   serious  

Categories

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