Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 上杉(Japanese Kanji) うえすぎ(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɯᵝ.e̞.sɨᵝ.ɡʲi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar". Related Names Rootsue + sugi