Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 上原(Japanese Kanji) うえはら(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɯᵝ.e̞.hä.ɾä/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". Related Names Rootsue + hara