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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Variant of English Eastop (see Eastep). This name is common in OH, WV, and VA.
  • Thomas Estep, son of Richard Eastop, came to MD in 1647. His son Shadrach established a family in Kanawha Co., WV.

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