Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 上野(Japanese Kanji) うえの(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɯᵝ.e̞.no̞/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness". Related Names Rootsue + no