The surname "Estes" originates from the Middle English word est, meaning 'east'.
[https://forebears.io/surnames/estes]
The name "Estes" may also have its roots in ancient Greece, where it comes from the Greek "esthesis", which means "sensation" or "perception."
Estes is also an ancient Latin word for meaning "supper or dinner."
Sources of female form:
* https://firstnam.es/name-estes
Notable people with the surname include:
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Addie Garwood Estes
Addie Garwood Estes (1868 – November 2, 1928) was an American temperance activist. Since early adulthood, she worked for the Temperance movement in the United States, temperance movement and affiliated with the Woman's Christian Temperance Union ...
, U.S. temperance activist
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Billie Sol Estes, Texas businessman and politician
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Bob Estes, U.S. professional golf player
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Eleanor Estes
Eleanor Estes (May 9, 1906 – July 15, 1988) was an American children's writer and a children's librarian. Her book '' Ginger Pye,'' for which she also created illustrations, won the Newbery Medal. Three of her books were Newbery Honor Winners, ...
, U.S. children's author
* James A. Estes U.S. ecologist
* Jim Estes, U.S. golfer
* John Estes, U.S. football player
* Sleepy John Estes, John Adam Estes, also known as "Sleepy John" Estes, U.S. blues musician
* Patrick Estes, U.S. football player
* Richard Estes, U.S. photorealist painter
* Richard Estes (paleoherpetologist), Richard Dean Estes, paleoherpetologist
* Richard Despard Estes, biologist
* Rob Estes, U.S. actor
* Ron Estes, U.S. congressman from Kansas
* Shawn Estes, Major League Baseball player
* Simon Estes, U.S. bass-baritone singer
* Vernon Estes, U.S. businessman
* Wayne Estes, U.S. basketball player
* Will Estes, U.S. actor
* William Kaye Estes, U.S. mathematical psychologist
* W.W. Estes, U.S. businessman and farmer
* Yusuf Estes, U.S. minister
Estes is also less frequently found as a given name, mostly used in the U.S. as a male name. But there are occurrences of use as female name too. Therefore, it is considered unisex. For example, Czech Republic has accepted this name. There is just one, though.
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* Estes Banks, American football player
* Estes Kefauver, U.S. politician
* Estes Parham, U.S. basketball player
See also
* Estes, Missouri
* Estes, Virginia
* Estes Park, a town in Colorado, U.S.
* Estes Express Lines, United States shipping company founded by W.W. Estes in 1931
* Estes Industries, U.S. company specializing in model aircraft and model rockets
* USS Estes (AGC-12), U.S. Navy
References
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