Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hoperthorp(e) 1383 Ipm 1384 Hlm 1548 SheffMan

• Hopr Thorp 1366 Hlm

• Hoperthrop 1442 Comp

• Hupperthorpe 1544 Cust

• Hopperthorpe 1543,1615 SheffMan

• Hopathorpe 1546 WillY

• Howpathorp (sic) 1605 FF

• Upperthorp(e) 1618 PRSheff 1771 M

• Uppthorpe 1637 WillY

Etymology

Upperthorpe, Hoperthorp (e )1383 Ipm, 1384 Hlm, 1548 SheffMan, Hop r Thorp 1366 Hlm, Hoperthrop 1442 Comp, Hupperthorpe 1544 Cust, Hopperthorpe 1543, 1615 SheffMan, Hopathorpe 1546 WillY, Howpathorp (sic)1605 FF, Upperthorp (e )1618 PRSheff, 1771 M, Uppthorpe 1637 WillY. v. þorp 'an outlying farmstead'. The first el. is the ME  surname Hopere , from hōpere 'a cooper' (cf. Thuresson 188), as the spellings with Howp - and Hup - indicate.