Upham Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Upham began as an English family name. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “dweller at the homestead which was higher than another neighboring one”. Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Upham surname had 1,804 bearers. That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames.

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. An Upham coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line. Research your Upham family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.