Upshaw Family History
Upshaw Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): probably a habitational name from a lost or
unidentified place named with Old English upp ‘up(per)’ +
sc(e)aga ‘copse’, or a topographic name with the same meaning.
1881 British census has 31, UK 13.
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Name Distribution of Upshaw Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Upshaw families
 74 - 146  25 - 73 |
 1 - 24  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Upshaw families
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6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Upshaw Family Origin
Upshaw Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Upshaw
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Upshaw Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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