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. 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 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. former Christian minister, now convert to Islam
- Given name
Estes is also less frequently found as a given name:
- Estes Banks, American football player
- Estes Kefauver, U.S. politician
- Estes Parham, U.S. basketball player
See also
- Estes, Missouri
- Estes, Virginia
- Estes Park, a town in Colorado, U.S.
- Estes Express Lines, United States shipping company founded by W.W. Estes in 1931
- Estes Industries, U.S. company specializing in model aircraft and model rockets
- USS Estes (AGC-12), U.S. Navy
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