The Estep surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,037 people carried this name — #2,575 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 13,793 in 2000.

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In print

Estep in American newspapers,
1905–1921.

Newspaper page from The White Mountain Echo carrying the name Estep
The White Mountain Echo 1921-07-23
Newspaper page from The Western News carrying the name Estep
The Western News 1905-11-15
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Estep
Daily Kennebec Journal 1905-11-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,705 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Estep in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1940s.

23 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Estep. The most, 5, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 7
New South Wales 6
South Australia 4
Victoria 4
ACT (Canberra) 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Estep.

Who carried it

People named Estep,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Harry Allison Estep
    Harry Allison Estep 1884–1968 · lawyer
  • Mary Jo Estep
    Mary Jo Estep 1909–1992 · teacher
  • Margaret Frances Estep 1922– · writer
  • Geraldine Estep Sherwood 1927–2013 · music teacher
  • Maggie Estep 1963–2014 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Estep,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States624 records

624 records of the Estep name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 467
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 137
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Orville F. Estep

    Born 1926 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1944 at Oklahoma City; farmer from Mc Intosh County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1974, buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eugene Estep

    Born 1931; from Bracken County, Kentucky. U.S. Army, heavy weapons infantryman - parachutist; killed in action 1951 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Donald Lee Estep

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1947, died 1988; buried at Biloxi National Cemetery, Mississippi.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 624 records for Estep in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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