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Origin of Heap Total Records: 1  Origin of Heap, Meaning of Heap Origin: The Heap/Heape/Hepe surname emantes from Robert de Hep who is first mentioned in a Charter of Roger de Montbegon circa 1210.The ville of Hep is mentioned in a Charter of Adam de Biri also circa 1210. Today Hep is known as Heap and Heap Bridge a small district between Bury and Rochdale England. Robert de Hep is mention ed in further Charters and in 1246 was murdered by Peter Carite. Montebegon Lord of Hornby Castle was one of the 25 Surety Barons to the Magna Carta Surnames: Heap, Hepe, Heape, Heaps Submitted by: Don Heap 2/17/2012 10:40 AM Page 1 of 1

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