Estes Surname

11,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Estes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the east'; from residence at the east end of the town or village. compare West, North, and South.

Robert del Est, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Est, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Estes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States49,3181:7,349872
Canada551:669,92054,285
Greece341:325,87646,418
England281:1,989,93178,001
Guam251:6,405908
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China61:227,886,92811,701
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Belize21:177,7373,502
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3431:6,839864

Estes (603) may also be a first name.

Estes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the east'; from residence at the east end of the town or village. compare West, North, and South.

Robert del Est, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Est, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Geoffrey Est, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Emma ate Estend, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Hugh ate Estend, Oxfordshire, ibid.

This of course implies residence at the east end. The 'West End' has long been familiar to us.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) The son of East (easterly), or Est (gracious).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

See under North. Del Est, "of the East." H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Estes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Estes Come From? nationality or country of origin

Estes (Russian: Эстес) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Estes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,309th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 146,672 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Estes reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 340,376th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 603 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 49,318 people, or 1 in 7,349. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Greece, where 0 percent reside.

Estes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Estes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Estes surname increased 672 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Estes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Estes surname are 17.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Estes earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.44% less than the national average, earning $41,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $50,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eastes911,331/
Estess91510/
Jestes91349/
Gestes91100/
Esteus9185/
Estees9133/
Estese9129/
Eustes9127/
Hestes9127/
Esteis9111/
Ejstes919/
Yestes917/
Esties915/
Eestes913/
Estesc912/
Esthes911/
Estets911/
Oestes911/
Esstes911/
Estest911/
Estesz911/
Esteas910/
Esttes910/
Eshtes910/
Esteds910/
Este892,563/
Etes89321/
Estheus8343/
Gesztes8342/
Jesttes8327/
Esteise836/
Estesse835/
Easteus834/
Esteess832/
Giestes832/
Heastes831/
Gesteas831/
Eisteus831/
Eastess830/
Heustes830/
Esteese830/
Easteas830/
Jesstes830/
Heistes830/
Jesties830/
Eastest830/
Hestges830/
Estep8017,416/
Ester8012,284/
Estey803,369/
Etesh802,535/
Estis80956/
Getes80684/
Estee80424/
Geste80322/
Euste80293/
Hetes80281/
Ettes80125/
Eates80119/
Easte80112/
Estie8092/
Estet8091/
Etese8068/
Ested8043/
Esthe8042/
Esteu8041/
Etess8037/
Eshte8030/
Esteh8015/
Estys8013/
Heste8012/
Eiste8012/
Ostes8010/
Estez809/
Astes808/
Estec806/
Estea805/
Estte805/
Eytes805/
Ieste804/
Istes803/
Esste803/
Eteus803/
Estex802/
Extes801/
Eyste801/
Estée801/
Eteys801/
Eetes801/
Eutes800/
Heustess77364/
Estheise771/
Ete7516,540/
Hester7351,483/
Esther7335,429/
Easter7320,561/
D'este732,087/
Eyster731,801/
Eastep731,588/
Eustis731,372/
Estepp731,325/
Etesse73511/
Eister73452/
Gettes73172/
Eastis73163/
Jestis73138/
Eshteh73138/
Ettesh73123/
Estiez73108/
Eastey7358/
Esteph7355/
Hested7352/
Edster7350/
Heiste7347/
Hettes7347/
Estedt7345/
Estice7332/
Ejsted7324/
Hostes7318/
Eshtie7316/
Esteep7314/
Eshter7311/
Estech7310/
Heshte7310/
Eisted739/
Estter737/
Eteshp737/
Estois736/
Hestie735/
Eester735/
Esthie735/
Estais735/
Eustey734/
Istets734/
Esteez734/
Geszte734/
Esttee734/
Etetse734/
Heaste733/
Eastet733/
Esthee733/
Essted732/
Esthey732/
Eestep732/
Hastes732/
Gestee732/
Heteas732/
Eastie731/
Heates731/
Eastex731/
Esstee731/
Esstep731/
Esstte731/
Estead731/
Esteap731/
Esteed731/
Esteer731/
Estetp731/
Estett731/
Esthep731/
Etster731/
Eusthe731/
Getesh731/
Yostes731/
Heutes731/
Esster731/
Easted731/
Esthet731/
Estece731/
Esterh731/
Jeeste731/
Yistes731/
Gesteš731/
Ejster731/
Esthec731/
Esthed731/
Estieh731/
Estoys731/
Estebp731/
Estehe731/
Eteise731/
Eteish731/
Eshteu731/
Esstei731/
Esteee731/
Esthea731/
Gestis730/
Eschte730/
Eestis730/
Esttep730/
Ezster730/
Heites730/
Hestis730/
Eastee730/
Eustie730/
Hestep730/
Hestey730/
Esttea730/
Hestte730/
Estiss730/
Gete67110,230/
Esteche678,084/
Ette678,068/
Esta674,076/
Heister673,673/
Esty672,756/
Esti672,547/
Ehte672,325/
Etee672,290/
Eite672,000/
Hete671,590/
Etie671,175/
Eteh671,060/
Eter671,016/
Ethe671,011/
Eteş67605/
Iste67547/
Ites67505/
Easther67498/
Eete67445/
Heaster67435/
Etea67431/
Heustis67425/
Jestice67407/
Heastie67362/
Eteu67205/
Etey67203/
Etep67170/
Heester67151/
Etet67144/
Øystese67124/
Eate67123/
Eute67123/
Eastepp67116/
Edte67109/
Edstedt67101/
Etje6786/
Heyster6783/
Etei6780/
Heystee6774/
Eistedt6750/
Hostess6735/
Eted6732/
Hesster6729/
Ytes6727/
Iete6721/
Hestead6720/
Esstedt6719/
Ejsztet6718/
Heshter6718/
Easttey6715/
Heshteh6714/
Eyte6713/
Esté6712/
Oystese6711/
Hesther677/
Jeetesh677/
Geetesh677/
Estherr677/
Está677/
Estisse677/
Eihster677/
Ehshteh676/
Eesette674/
Easteer673/
Hesteer673/
Etex673/
Etez673/
Gettess672/
Esthuis672/
Easstep672/
Hoestis672/
Heisted672/
Eshther672/
Hestter672/
Heattes672/
Estehce672/
Eysette672/
Hasteus672/
Exte672/
Hesterh671/
Hettesh671/
Heutess671/
Eastter671/
Eatehis671/
Eijster671/
Eisterr671/
Eisteth671/
Esteipp671/
Estther671/
Eystead671/
Eysther671/
Getteys671/
Hedsted671/
Estheer671/
Heastee671/
Yste671/
Øistesø671/
Gestios671/
Gesztei671/
Gesztis671/
Geshtej671/
Ejte671/
Eusthee671/
Eishete671/
Estheit671/
Geteash671/
Esthece671/
Etge671/
Etej671/
Asteesh671/
Heetesh671/
Eastted670/
Heastey670/
Heysted670/
Eastice670/
Hestedt670/
Heested670/
Heasted670/
Esstepp670/
Jestiss670/
Istheas670/
Getteis670/
Eddster670/
Eisette670/

Estes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Estes in the Russian language
Эстесestes-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Estes
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