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:
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 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 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.
Manning is a family name.
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