# Upton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈʌptən/ · frequency rank #17,742

## Definitions
1. Any of several places in England:
2. Any of several places in England:
3. Any of several places in England:
4. Any of several places in England:
5. Any of several places in England:
6. Any of several places in England:
7. Any of several places in England:
8. Any of several places in England:
9. Any of several places in England:
10. Any of several places in England:
11. A locality in Cosheston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales, including Upton Castle (OS grid ref SN0204).
12. A village between Cork and Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.
13. A municipality in Acton Regional County Municipality, Montérégie region, Quebec, Canada.
14. A number of places in the United States:
15. A number of places in the United States:
16. A number of places in the United States:
17. A number of places in the United States:
18. A number of places in the United States:
19. A number of places in the United States:
20. A number of places in the United States:
21. A number of places in the United States:
22. A habitational surname from Old English.
23. A male given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
From Old English upp (“up”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Easily confused with
- **uptown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upton-vs-uptown)
- **upon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/upon-vs-upton)
- **unto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unto-vs-upton)
- **union** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/union-vs-upton)

## Common misspellings (7)
`puton`, `upotn`, `uppton`, `uptno`, `uptonn`, `uptton`, `utpon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/upton