Why does my e-mail address and not my name/number appear on recipients phones when I text them?

When I send text messages recipients are seeing my e-mail address and not my name/number.  Is there something I need to change in "Settings" to identify my number as me (by name) and not to see me as my e-mail address?  Heeeeeeeeelllllllppppppppp.............

settings->messages and turn off iMessages
though every time it use the email it's because it's not sendt as a sms but over the internet
so you saving money

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