Upshaw
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old English upp (“up; upper”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).
Proper noun[edit]
Upshaw (plural Upshaws)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Upshaw is the 4778th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7401 individuals. Upshaw is most common among Black/African American (55.61%) and White (33.18%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Upshaw”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.