About the Estess Surname

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Estes could easily become Estess. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Uncertain, perhaps from Eustace”.

• Related forms: Eastes and Estis.
• About 336 people in the United States were recorded as Estess in 2010, placing it 60,045 on the national list.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• The extra ending in Estess is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Estes's family.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Estess, so the heraldry linked to Estes is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Estess family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.