Estes

Estes is an English-language surname said to derive from Old English and have the meaning "of the East" (literally, "East's"). As a surname, it has been traced to southern Kent, as early as the mid-15th century, Nicholas Estes (Ewstas, Esteuzi) b. 1475 Deal, Kent, England, d. 1506 Dover, Kent, England. There are multiple interpretations as: The name "Estes" has its roots in ancient Greece. It comes from the Greek "esthesis", which means "sensation" or "perception."

Sources of female form:
 * https://firstnam.es/name-estes

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Addie Garwood Estes, U.S. temperance activist
 * Billie Sol Estes, Texas businessman and politician
 * Bob Estes, U.S. professional golf player
 * Eleanor Estes, U.S. children's author
 * James A. Estes U.S. ecologist
 * Jim Estes, U.S. golfer
 * John Estes, U.S. football player
 * John Adam Estes, also known as "Sleepy John" Estes, U.S. blues musician
 * John Curtis Estes, birth name of adult film star John Holmes
 * Patrick Estes, U.S. football player
 * Richard Estes, U.S. photorealist painter
 * 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 US 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.


 * Estes Banks, American football player
 * Estes Kefauver, U.S. politician
 * Estes Parham, U.S. basketball player
 * Estes Parham, U.S. basketball player