Upchurch
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English
Etymology
From Old English upp (“up”) + ċiriċe (“church”).
Proper noun
Upchurch (countable and uncountable, plural Upchurches)
- A village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8467).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Upchurch is the 3587th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9922 individuals. Upchurch is most common among White (80.62%) and Black/African American (14.29%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Upchurch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.