Uehara (written: 上原 lit. "upper plain" or 植原 lit. "planted plain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ayako Uehara (上原 彩子, born 1980), Japanese classical pianist
Azumi Uehara (上原 あずみ, born 1984), Japanese singer
Bin Uehara (上原 敏, 1908–1944), Japanese singer and soldier
Edwin Uehara (born 1969), Peruvian-Japanese footballer
Etsujirō Uehara (植原 悦二郎, 1877–1962), politician and cabinet minister
Futoshi Uehara (上原 太, born 1980), Japanese musician
Hiromi Uehara (上原 ひろみ, born 1979), Japanese musician
Ken Uehara (上原 謙, 1909–1991), Japanese actor
Kimiko Uehara (上原 きみこ, born 1946), Japanese manga artist
Kiyoshi Uehara (植原 清, born 1948), Japanese fencer
Koichi Uehara (born 1947), Japanese golfer
Koji Uehara (上原 浩治, born 1975), Japanese baseball player
Makoto Uehara (上原 誠, born 1984), Japanese kickboxer
Misa Uehara (actress, born 1937) (上原 美佐, 1937–2003), Japanese actress
Misa Uehara (actress, born 1983) (上原 美佐, born 1983), Japanese actress
Miyu Uehara (上原 美優, 1987–2011), Japanese gravure idol and television personality
Miyuki Uehara (上原 美幸, born 1995), Japanese long-distance runner
Rena Uehara (上原 れな, born 1986), Japanese singer-songwriter
Ryōji Uehara (上原 良司, 1922–1945), Imperial Japanese Army flight captain
Shigeru Uehara (上原 繁, born 1947), Japanese automotive engineer
Shinya Uehara (上原 慎也, born 1986), Japanese footballer
Takako Uehara (上原 多香子, born 1983), Japanese singer and actress
Uehara Yūsaku (上原 勇作, 1856–1933), Japanese general
Yasutsune Uehara (上原 康恒, born 1949), Japanese boxer
