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 pianistAzumi Uehara (上原 あずみ, born 1984), Japanese singerBin Uehara (上原 敏, 1908–1944), Japanese singer and soldierEdwin Uehara (born 1969), Peruvian-Japanese footballerEtsujirō Uehara (植原 悦二郎, 1877–1962), politician and cabinet ministerFutoshi Uehara (上原 太, born 1980), Japanese musicianHiromi Uehara (上原 ひろみ, born 1979), Japanese musicianKen Uehara (上原 謙, 1909–1991), Japanese actorKimiko Uehara (上原 きみこ, born 1946), Japanese manga artistKiyoshi Uehara (植原 清, born 1948), Japanese fencerKoichi Uehara (born 1947), Japanese golferKoji Uehara (上原 浩治, born 1975), Japanese baseball playerMakoto Uehara (上原 誠, born 1984), Japanese kickboxerMisa Uehara (actress, born 1937) (上原 美佐, 1937–2003), Japanese actressMisa Uehara (actress, born 1983) (上原 美佐, born 1983), Japanese actressMiyu Uehara (上原 美優, 1987–2011), Japanese gravure idol and television personalityMiyuki Uehara (上原 美幸, born 1995), Japanese long-distance runnerRena Uehara (上原 れな, born 1986), Japanese singer-songwriterRyōji Uehara (上原 良司, 1922–1945), Imperial Japanese Army flight captainShigeru Uehara (上原 繁, born 1947), Japanese automotive engineerShinya Uehara (上原 慎也, born 1986), Japanese footballerTakako Uehara (上原 多香子, born 1983), Japanese singer and actressUehara Yūsaku (上原 勇作, 1856–1933), Japanese generalYasutsune Uehara (上原 康恒, born 1949), Japanese boxer