Why are my iMessages being sent as if they are from my e-mail?

I am sending texts (iMessages) from my iPhone and people are telling me that it is coming up as if it from my e-mail address on their phone.
I have all my setting correct it seems, and have my phone number checked under "All conversations starting from"
I use my iPad and iPhone to iMessage, but my is my e-mail address showing up on people's phones?  How do I fix it so that it just comes up with my name, like it always have been/should be?

In Settings > Messages > Send and Receive > Start New Conversations From you'll likely see that your email address is checked, so that's why it appears text is coming from your email.  If you want the default to be your phone number, check it instead.

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