Van Es

Last updated January 18, 2026

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.^[1] 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 (c.1596–1666), Flemish still-life painter
Joost van Es [ fr; nl ] (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

References

↑ Es, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

This page lists people with the surname Van Es.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Es, van at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.

[1]

Van Es

See also

References