Upshaw is a surname of English origin. Notable people with this name include:
Alexander B. Upshaw (1874–1909), a Crow people ('Apsaroke') American - Indian interpreter and assistant to photographer and writer Edward S. Curtis in documenting Native Americans in the United States Cecil Upshaw (1942–1995), American baseball player Courtney Upshaw (born 1989), American football player Dawn Upshaw (born 1960), American operatic and classical soprano Gene Upshaw (1945–2008), American football player Grace Upshaw (born 1975), American Olympic track and field athlete Jessica Upshaw (1959–2013), American politician and lawyer Jody Upshaw (born 2003), Canadian R&B musician Kelvin Upshaw (born 1963), American basketball player L. W. Upshaw, American college football coach Marvin Upshaw (born 1946), American football player Orrin Upshaw (1874–1937), American Olympic tug-of-war athlete Regan Upshaw (born 1975), American football player Reggie Upshaw (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League Robert Upshaw (born 1994), American basketball player T. D. Upshaw (fl. 1930–1931), American college football coach William D. Upshaw (1866–1952), American prohibitionist and politician from Georgia; U.S. representative 1919–27 Willie Upshaw (born 1957), American baseball player Zeke Upshaw (1991–2018), American basketball player China Upshaw (born 1978), Celebrity Hair Stylist/Personality