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    The surname Estes

    A surname, carried by 36,318 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɛstiz/ 2 syllables Soundex E232

    Estes: #956 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Estes #956, 36,318 people Estes: #956 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Estes #956, 36,318 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Estes is more common than 99.4% of them.

    Origin

    Equivalent to east's, from east + 's.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 36,318 people named Estes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,501 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 35,839.

    #956
    rank among US surnames
    36,318
    people in 2010
    12
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.3%
    change since 2000 (was #880)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #947Rasmussen36,6368,427
    #948Brandt36,6138,433
    #949Peralta36,5858,439
    #950Donaldson36,5588,445
    #951Stuart36,5408,450
    #952Faulkner36,4668,467
    #953Maynard36,4608,468

    Who is named Estes

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    87% of people named Estes identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 87%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Estess

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Clarissa Pinkola Estés
      American psychoanalyst and writer, born 1945
    • Richard Estes
      American painter (born 1932)
    • Rob Estes
      American actor, born 1963
    • Yusuf Estes
      American Islamic preacher, born 1944
    • Will Estes
      American actor, born 1978
    • Sleepy John Estes
      American blues guitarist, songwriter and singer (1899-1977)
    • Ron Estes
      American politician (born 1956)
    • Ellen Estes
      American water polo player and coach, born 1978
    • Simon Estes
      American opera singer, born 1938
    • Jacob Aaron Estes
      American film director, born 1972
    • John Holmes
      American pornographic actor, 1944–1988

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Estis
    • Esty

    Estes has the Soundex code E232, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E232.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Estes come from?
    Equivalent to east's, from east + 's.
    How common is the surname Estes?
    36,318 people in the United States had the surname Estes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,501 Americans. It ranked 956th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Estes?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Estes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Estes?
    Clarissa Pinkola Estés, American psychoanalyst and writer, followed by Richard Estes.
    Where is the surname Estes most common?
    Wikidata records people named Estes in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Estes?
    Estes is /ˈɛstiz/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Estes getting more or less common?
    More common. 35,839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 36,318 in 2010, up 1.3%.
    What are other spellings of Estes?
    Estis and Esty.