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Early Origins of the Estus family

The surname Estus was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been known since ancient times.

Early History of the Estus family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Estus research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1474, 1569 and 1639 are included under the topic Early Estus History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Estus Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Estud, Estude, Estut, Estuds, Estudes, Estute, Estutes, d'Estud, Destud, d'Estut, Destut, Destouet, Estu, Etou and many more.

Early Notables of the Estus family

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Migration of the Estus family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christian Estu settled in Philadelphia in 1737; John E. Destouet settled in Philadelphia in 1825.


Contemporary Notables of the name Estus (post 1700) +

  • Jeffery Deon Estus (1956-2021), American musician and singer, best known as the bass player of Wham! and as the bassist on George Michael's first two solo projects
  • Emery W. Estus, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1912 1
  • William Estus McVey (1885-1958), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois (1951-1958)
  • William Estus McVey (1885-1958), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1951-58 2
  • Estus Washington Pirkle (1930-2005), American Baptist minister from New Albany, Mississippi, known for his Christian films and numerous books
  • Estus E. Eames, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1918 3


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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