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Epps Name Meaning

English: from Middle English (h)apse (h)aspe ‘aspen tree white poplar’ (Old English æpse æspe). Generally this was a topographic name for someone who lived by an aspen tree or a habitational name from a place called with this word for example Apps in Surrey Apse Manor on the Isle of Wight or The Asps in Warwickshire. English: perhaps from the Middle English personal name Eppe a possible survival of Old English Eoppa or its female counterpart Eoppe (Latinized in post-Conquest records as Eppa) probably from a stem eorp- ‘red’. Alternatively Eppe may derive from Old Norse Øpi perhaps from the stem øp- found in the verb øpa ‘to cry out shriek’. American shortened form of Van Epps a surname of Dutch origin.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Apps, Epes, Tepp, Espe, Eis, Copps, Enis, Upp, Espy, Neppl

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You can see how Epps families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Epps family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Epps families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 24 Epps families living in Ontario. This was about 44% of all the recorded Epps's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Epps families in 1911.

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There are 72,000 census records available for the last name Epps. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Epps census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Epps. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 13,000 military records available for the last name Epps. For the veterans among your Epps ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Epps life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Epps in 1942 was 29, and 69 in 2004.

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