English (Kent): habitational name from Hucksteep Wood in Mountfield (Sussex). Based on medieval bearer forms the placename appears to derive from an Old English personal name Hucc(a) or Huccel(a) + Old English stēap ‘steep [...]
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What is the origin of the name Huckstep?
English (Kent): habitational name from Hucksteep Wood in Mountfield (Sussex). Based on medieval bearer forms the placename appears to derive from an Old English personal name Hucc(a) or Huccel(a) + Old English stēap ‘steep [...]