Email addresses popping down that I have not stored in my address book. How do I delete them?

When I start writing a letter on a new email, a pop down menu with addresses show some "contacts" or email addresses that I have not stored or used.
How can I get rid of them? This is on the mail app. that comes with the iPad.
Any input anyone? Thanks.

Something really strange is going on here.  First, I went to do the same comparison that you did.  In my case, I intended to compare Mail on my original iPad with Mail on my Mac.  I was completely unable to locate the "Previous Recipients" list on the iPad.  Where is it?
I did attempt to do a lesser comparison by creating a message on the iPad and putting "a" in the "To" field.  Up popped several dozen recipients that begin with the letter "a."  I was unable to match the listing up with the listing in the Mac on a one-for-one basis (because the sorting is different) but I did locate several addresses in the iPad that are unquestionably not in the Mac.  HOWEVER, the real confusing part is that I know for a fact that I have not sent any emails to these individuals for over five years (and, obviously, I could not have used the iPad)!  One is a former manager at a company that I worked for ten years ago.  Another is the contact at the medical insurance company for the same employer.
The items in the Mac listing were equally weird.  Many, of course, were legit but there were several that I know for a fact that I had absolutely never sent any messages to these recipients.  One that stood out is an address with the name "Bladder Cancer Lawyer" and it was allegedly "last used" several weeks ago.  A message to such an individual is not something that I'm likely to forget (especially rather quickly).
Right now, I am thoroughly confused.  Just for giggles, I'm going to delete the entire list on the Mac and see what happens.  Actually, I'm going to stall for a while just in case you come up with another thought.

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