The surname UPHAM is of Saxon
or Norman origin, and early became known in Ireland, as well as most other parts of the British Isles.
This name occurred as a surname very early in the period
of the first use of surnames. The name of Hugo de Upham occurred in the Charter Rolls in England in 1208, when he received
royal grants of land and honors. His name signified Hugo of Upton, and Upham as the name of a place was known long before
the use of surnames. My ancestor John Upham and Phineas his son, of New England, added the final "e" to their names, but their
decendants pretty generally dropped this final letter and the name again assumed it's original form.
