Essen (surname)
Essen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: August Franz Essen (1720–1792), Saxonian diplomat Hans Henric von Essen (1755–1824), Swedish officer, courtier and statesman Louis Essen (1908–1997), English physicist Nikolai Essen (1860–1915), Russian naval commander and admiral Siri von Essen (1850–1912), Swedish/Finnish actress, married to August von Strindberg 1877–91 Thomas Von Essen (born 1954), commissioner of the New York City Fire Department German-language surnames