Does anybody have the last name Esses?

Answer 1

No, I don't know anyone with that last name.

Answer 2

Yeah, the name is originally English or German, and referred to someone who lived near ash trees, or worked with ash (tree). So, Ash and Ashes and Ashey all come from the same name. There's also an Esses County in Ontario, Canada.

In the United States, they're nearly all in New York state and Maryland. And there are 98 on the Social Security Death Index, again nearly all in New York, though some in New Jersey.

Answer 3

Hey Kaos,

The searches for Esses is complicated by the Esses counties. I did find some people with the name. There is also many references to "esses" with respect to God - I am not aware what that means, but it has to do with the old testament.

There are ancestors or very old relatives that came to the US through Ellis Island. I have an account there, it is free, so if the link does not show you Abraham Esses... ( and 24 others) Just start an account. I cut/paste one persons passenger record data, there are 24 more.

I did not find reference to many living internet forums. You could start one. Go to the GENWEB site.

First Name: Abraham
Last Name: Esses
Ethnicity: Syrian, Syrian
Last Place of Residence: Aleppo, Syria
Date of Arrival: Dec 09, 1922
Age at Arrival: 20y Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Berengaria
Port of Departure: Cherbourg, France
Manifest Line Number: 0004

Answer 4

A European Jewish name related to Esther:

esses
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from Yiddish personal name Ese, a pet form of Ester (see Esther).

Esther
French and Jewish: metronymic from the female name Esther, from Hebrew Ester, the name borne in the Bible by a Jewish captive of the Persian King Ahasuerus. According to the Biblical story, she became his favorite concubine and by her wise persuasion managed to save the Jews of Persia from the machinations of the royal counselor Haman. Her name is probably a derivative of Persian esther ‘star’.
German: habitational name from any of various places in Bavaria named Ester.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

A look at the passenger data for ships arriving in New York shows a wide distribution for this name: Syria, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Belgium, etc.

Arrival Date 26 Oct 1938
Port of Departure Naples, Italy
Place of Origin Syrian Arab Republic
Ship Name Rex
Meeting Alfred Esses

Name Birth Year Gender

Manovha Antar Esses abt 1883 Female
Camelia Mousa Esses abt 1918 Female
Marguerita Mousa Esses abt 1912 Female


Arrival Date 20 Nov 1854
Port of Departure
Place of Origin Preußen
Ship Name Clifton
Meeting

Name Birth Year Gender

Cath Esses abt 1798 Female
Isabella Esses abt 1831 Male
Joh Pet Esses abt 1797 Male
Mary Esses abt 1835 Female
Math Esses abt 1843 Male


Arrival Date 26 Jun 1856
Port of Departure Antwerp, Belgium
Place of Origin
Ship Name Catharine and Cumbria
Meeting

Name Birth Year Gender

Agnes Esses abt 1843 Female
Anna Esses abt 1850 Female
Catharina Esses abt 1832 Male
Gertrude Esses abt 1849 Female
Heinrich Esses abt 1837 Male
Johan Esses abt 1833 Male
Maria Esses abt 1856 Female
Mary Esses abt 1808 Male
Mathias Esses abt 1808 Male



Arrival Date 24 May 1875
Port of Departure Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Place of Origin Ireland
Ship Name City of Brussels
Meeting

Name Birth Year Gender

Ellen Esses abt 1854 Female



Arrival Date 18 Apr 1882
Port of Departure
Place of Origin Germany
Ship Name P Caland
Meeting

Name Birth Year Gender

Arnold Esses abt 1862 Male
Georg Esses abt 1877 Male
Jean Esses abt 1878 Male




Arrival Date 18 Oct 1937
Port of Departure Southampton, England
Place of Origin Japan
Ship Name Queen Mary
Meeting

Name Birth Year Gender

Israel Esses abt 1910 Male





Arrival Date 16 May 1881
Port of Departure Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Place of Origin Wales
Ship Name Italy
Meeting

Name Birth Year Gender

J Esses abt 1840 Male




Arrival Date 3 May 1881
Port of Departure Rotterdam, Netherlands
Place of Origin Netherlands
Ship Name Schiedam
Meeting

Name Birth Year Gender

Barend Esses abt 1853 Male
Jacob Esses abt 1856 Male



Arrival Date 12 Apr 1890
Port of Departure Rotterdam, Netherlands
Place of Origin United States of America
Ship Name Spaarndam
Meeting

Name Birth Year Gender

Josef Esses abt 1868 Male



Arrival Date 5 Jul 1853
Port of Departure Liverpool, England
Place of Origin Ireland
Ship Name Fitz James
Meeting

Name Birth Year Gender

Louis Esses abt 1835 Female