# Estes

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The surname "Estes" originates from the Middle English word est, meaning 'east'.[1][2][3]

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."

Notable people with the surname include:

- [Addie Garwood Estes](/source/Addie_Garwood_Estes), U.S. temperance activist
- [Billie Sol Estes](/source/Billie_Sol_Estes), Texas businessman and politician
- [Bob Estes](/source/Bob_Estes), U.S. professional golf player
- [Eleanor Estes](/source/Eleanor_Estes), U.S. children's author
- [James A. Estes](/source/James_A._Estes) U.S. ecologist
- [Jim Estes](/source/Jim_Estes), U.S. golfer
- [John Estes](/source/John_Estes), U.S. football player
- [John Adam Estes](/source/Sleepy_John_Estes), also known as "Sleepy John" Estes, U.S. blues musician
- [Patrick Estes](/source/Patrick_Estes), U.S. football player
- [Rice Estes](/source/Rice_Estes), U.S. librarian
- [Richard Estes](/source/Richard_Estes), U.S. photorealist painter
- [Richard Dean Estes](/source/Richard_Estes_(paleoherpetologist)), paleoherpetologist
- [Richard Despard Estes](/source/Richard_Despard_Estes), biologist
- [Rob Estes](/source/Rob_Estes), U.S. actor
- [Ron Estes](/source/Ron_Estes), U.S. congressman from Kansas
- [Shawn Estes](/source/Shawn_Estes), Major League Baseball player
- [Simon Estes](/source/Simon_Estes), U.S. bass-baritone singer
- [Vernon Estes](/source/Vernon_Estes), U.S. businessman
- [Wayne Estes](/source/Wayne_Estes), U.S. basketball player
- [Will Estes](/source/Will_Estes), U.S. actor
- [William Kaye Estes](/source/William_Kaye_Estes), U.S. mathematical psychologist
- [W.W. Estes](/source/W.W._Estes), U.S. businessman and farmer
- [Yusuf Estes](/source/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.

- [Estes Banks](/source/Estes_Banks), American football player
- [Estes Kefauver](/source/Estes_Kefauver), U.S. politician
- [Estes Parham](/source/Estes_Parham), U.S. basketball player

## See also

- [Estes, Missouri](/source/Estes,_Missouri)
- [Estes, Virginia](/source/Estes,_Virginia)
- [Estes Park](/source/Estes_Park), a town in Colorado, U.S.
- [Estes Express Lines](/source/Estes_Express_Lines), United States shipping company founded by W.W. Estes in 1931
- [Estes Industries](/source/Estes_Industries), U.S. company specializing in model aircraft and model rockets
- [USS Estes (AGC-12)](/source/USS_Estes_(AGC-12)), U.S. Navy

## References

1. [https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=ESTES](https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=ESTES)

1. [https://roots-boots.net/ft/estes/origins.html](https://roots-boots.net/ft/estes/origins.html)

1. [https://forebears.io/surnames/estes](https://forebears.io/surnames/estes)

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