Van Es

Van Es is a Dutch toponymic surname, literally translating to "from the ash tree". Alternatively, a family may have originated from Esch in North Brabant. Variants are Van Esch, Van Ess People with this name include:


 * Van Es
 * Adri van Es (1913–1994), Dutch vice-admiral and state secretary of defence
 * Andrée van Es (born 1953), Dutch GreenLeft politician
 * Bart van Es (born 1972), British scholar and literary academic
 * Ed van Es (born 1959) Dutch water-polo player
 * Hubert van Es (1941–2009) Dutch photographer
 * Jacob Foppens van Es (1596–1666), Flemish still-life painter
 * (born 1968), Dutch violinist and singer
 * Kika van Es (born 1991), Dutch football defender
 * Ronny van Es (born 1978), Dutch footballer
 * Wim van Es (born 1934), Dutch archaeologist
 * Van Esch
 * Nicolaus van Esch (1507–1578), Dutch Roman Catholic theologian and mystical writer
 * Van Ess
 * Johann Heinrich van Ess (1772–1847), German Catholic theologian
 * John van Ess (1879–1949), American missionary in Iraq