Essen is a German surname.
People 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 Marija Essen (1872–1956), Bolshevik revolutionary and writer 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
Fictional characters Sarah Essen, a DC Comics Batman character, the second wife of Commissioner Jim Gordon
See also Essen (disambiguation) Essen family Van Essen Von Essen