Any ideas on the origin of the name Estep? Have heard all sorts of stories...?

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Any ideas on the origin of the name Estep? Have heard all sorts of stories...?

Answer 1

ESTEP Name Meaning and History

Variant of English Eastop (see Eastep*). This name is common in OH, WV, and VA.  

*Eastep: A habitational name from a place in Shropshire called Easthope, named with Old English est ‘east’, ‘eastern’ + hop ‘enclosed valley’.

If you click on the link below then go to the bottom of the page, there is a good Estep Message Board you may be interested in.

Answer 2

This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the name,

Estep Name Meaning and History

Variant of English Eastop (see Eastep). This name is common in OH, WV, and VA.

hope this helps.

Answer 3

This site has some info

http://estepconnections.homestead.com/or...

It would appear that you will be unable to ever get a positive

origin of Estep because it is so widespread, most suggestions seem to be apocryphal.