title: Van Es
text: # Van Es
  
  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. 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 (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 Ess
  
  * Johann Heinrich van Ess (1772–1847), German Catholic theologian
  * John van Ess (1879–1949), American missionary in Iraq
  