Upton
New York hamlet name
Upton is a place name appearing in dozens of English and American towns and villages, from Upton-upon-Severn to Upton, Massachusetts.
It derives from Old English meaning "upper town" or "town on high ground." As a surname, it belongs to novelist Upton Sinclair, whose muckraking *The Jungle* exposed meatpacking conditions.
Occasionally used as a given name.
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Sinclair
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