German: variant of the German topographic name Espenscheidt ‘pasture at the crossroads’, from Middle High German espan ‘open space’, ‘unenclosed pasture’ + scheit ‘crossroads’ (see Scheidt). pwh, based on BR.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Espenschied
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Espenschied census records
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