Ellis
Ellis is a first name and surname of English and Welsh origin.[1][2][3] The surname was first recorded in 1202 in Lincolnshire, England.[1]
Last name: Ellis. This ancient surname of many spellings, is a "crusader" import into Europe from the Holy Land. Recorded as Elliss, Elix, Ellice, Eles, Elias, Heelis, and many other forms, it derives from the Greek "Elias", itself from the Hebrew "Eliyahu", and meaning "Jehovah is God". In Wales this surname absorbed forms derived from the Welsh personal name Elisedd, a derivative of elus ‘kindly’, ‘benevolent’.
The name Ellis may refer to:
A
- Abe Ellis (Stargate), a fictional character in the TV series Stargate Atlantis
- Adam Ellis (born 1996), British speedway rider
- Adrienne Ellis (born 1944), American-Canadian actress
- Albert Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alexander Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Allan Ellis (disambiguation)
- Alton Ellis (1938–2008), Jamaican musician
- Andrew Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Anita Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Annette Ellis (born 1946), Australian politician
- Arthur Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Atom Ellis (born 1966), American musician
- Aunjanue Ellis (born 1969), American actress
B
- Ben Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bill Ellis (1919–2007), English cricketer
- Boaz Ellis (born 1981), Israeli fencer
- Bob Ellis (born 1942), Australian writer and journalist
- Bobby Ellis (born 1932), Jamaican trumpeter
- Brad Ellis, American composer and musical director
- Bret Easton Ellis (born 1964), American novelist
- Brian Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bruce Ellis (born 1960), Australian computer scientist
C
- C. P. Ellis (1927–2005), American Ku Klux Klan leader turned civil rights activist
- Caroline Ellis (born 1950), American actress
- Carson Ellis (born 1975), American artist
- Charles Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Chris Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rev Clement Ellis (1633–1700), English clergyman
- Clough Williams-Ellis (1883–1978), Welsh architect
- Constance Ellis (1872–1942), first woman to graduate from the University of Melbourne as a Doctor of Medicine (1903)
- Craig Ellis (born 1974), former Australian-rules footballer
- Craig Ellis (Canadian football) (born 1961), former Canadian footballer
D
- Dale Ellis (born 1960), retired American basketball player
- Dana Ellis (born 1980), Canadian pole-vaulter
- Daniel Ellis (disambiguation) or Dan Ellis, multiple people
- David Ellis (disambiguation) or Dave Ellis, multiple people
- Diane Ellis (1909–1930), American actress
- Dick Ellis (1895–1975), treacherous intelligence officer
- Dock Ellis (1945–2008), American baseball player
- Dock Ellis (born 1955) American radio DJ
- Don Ellis (1934–1978), American jazz trumpeter
- Doug Ellis (1924–2018), English entrepreneur and chairman of Aston Villa Football Club
E
- Earl Hancock Ellis (1880–1923), US Marine Corps intelligence officer
- Edith Ellis (1861–1916), English author and women's rights activist
- Edmund Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edward Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Edwin Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ephraim Ellis (born 1985), Canadian actor
- Ellis (London cricketer), 18th century English cricketer
- Emory Ellis (1906-2003), American biochemist
- Eric Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ernest Ellis (1885–1916), English footballer
- Evelyn Ellis (1894–1958), African-American actress
F
- Francis Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Frank Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fred Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
G
- Gary Ellis (born 1968), American BMX racer
- Geoff Ellis (born 1950), Welsh cricketer
- Georgia Ellis (1917–1988), American actress
- George Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover (1797–1833), British politician
- Gerry Ellis (born 1957), former American football player
- Greg Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
H
- Harold Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harry Ellis (born 1982), English rugby union player
- Harvey Ellis (1852–1904), American architect, perspective renderer and painter
- Havelock Ellis (1859–1939), English sexual psychologist
- Henry Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Herb Ellis (1921–2010), American jazz guitarist
- Herbert Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hortense Ellis (1941–2000), Jamaican reggae artist
- Hunter Ellis (born 1968), American television personality
I
- Izzy Ellis, animator for Looney Tunes cartoons.
J
- C. Jack Ellis, former mayor of Macon, Georgia
- Jack Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- James Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- James Ellis Humphrey (1861-1897), American botanist and mycologist
- Jan Ellis (1942–2013), South African rugby union player
- Janet Ellis (born 1955), English television presenter
- Jason Ellis (born 1971), Australian skateboarder, mixed martial artist, radio host and actor
- Jeff Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jerry Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jill Ellis (born 1966), English-born American soccer player and coach
- Jim Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jimmy Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jo Ellis (born 1983) English field hockey forward
- Joanne Ellis (born 1981), English field hockey midfielder
- Job Bicknell Ellis (1829–1905), American mycologist
- John Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph Ellis (born 1943), American professor of history
K
- Kai Ellis (born 1980), former CFL defensive end
- Kate Ellis (born 1977), Australian politician
- Katharine Ellis, British musicologist and academic
- Katherine Ellis, English singer-songwriter
- Kathleen Ellis (born 1946), former American swimmer
- Keith Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kerry Ellis (born 1979), English singer and stage actress
- Kevin Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
L
- LaPhonso Ellis (born 1970), former American Basketball Player, National Basketball Association
- Larry R. Ellis (born 1946), commander in the U.S. Army (2001–04)
- Lauren Ellis (born 1989), New Zealand cyclist
- Lee Ellis (born 1942), American sociologist
- LeRon Ellis (born 1969), former American professional basketball player
- Leroy Ellis (born 1940), retired American basketball player
- Lester Ellis (born 1965), English/Australian boxer
- Lionel Ellis (1885–1970), British military historian
- Liz Ellis (born 1973), retired Australian netball player
- Luther Ellis (born 1973), former American football player
M
- Magen Ellis (born 1986), American beauty queen
- Marc Ellis (rugby) (born 1971), New Zealand businessman and television presenter and former rugby player
- Marc H. Ellis (born 1952), American author
- Mari Ellis (1913-2015), Welsh writer and women's rights activist
- Mark Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mary Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mary Beth Ellis (born 1977), American triathlete
- Matt Ellis (disambiguation) or Matthew Ellis, multiple people
- Max Mapes Ellis (1887-1953), American ichthyologist
- Merrill Ellis (1916–1981), American electroacoustic composer
- Michael Ellis (disambiguation) or Mike Ellis, multiple people
- Monta Ellis (born 1985), American professional basketball player
N
- Nick Ellis, American professor of psychology
- Novalyne Price Ellis (1908–1999), American schoolteacher
O
- Osian Ellis (born 1928), Welsh harpist
- Olivia Ellis (born 1996), American novelist
P
- P. W. Ellis (died 1929), Toronto Transportation Commission chairman
- Patricia Ellis (1916–1970), American film actress
- Patrick Ellis (1928–2013), brother of the Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools and president of CUA (1992–98)
- Paul Ellis, New Zealand record producer
- Pee Wee Ellis (born 1941), American saxophonist
- Perry Ellis (1940–1986), American fashion designer
- Peter Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Philip Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Pitts Ellis, American politician
- Powhatan Ellis (1790–1863), US senator from Mississippi
R
- Ralph Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ray Ellis (1923–2008), American record producer and composer
- Ray Ellis (American football) (born 1959), former American football player
- Raymond Ellis (1923–1994), British Labour Party politician
- Reg Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Richard Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rick Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robin Ellis (born 1942), English actor
- Robinson Ellis (1834–1913), English classical scholar
- Rod Ellis, linguist
- Rodney Ellis (born 1954), African-American politician from Texas
- Romallis Ellis (born 1965), former American boxer
- Ron Ellis (born 1945), retired Canadian ice hockey player
- Ronald Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ross Ellis (1915–1983), Canadian politician
- Rowland Ellis (1650–1731), Welsh Quaker
- Rowland Ellis (bishop) (1841–1911), Welsh clergyman
- Royston Ellis (born 1941), English writer
- Ruth Ellis (1926–1955), last woman to be executed in the UK
- Ruth Ellis (activist) (1899–2000), American gay rights activist
- Ryan Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
S
- Samuel Ellis (disambiguation) or Sam/Sammy/Samuel, multiple people
- Sara L. Ellis (born 1969), American judge
- Sarah Stickney Ellis (1799–1872), English writer
- Scott Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sedrick Ellis (born 1985), American football player
- Seger Ellis (1904–1995), American jazz pianist
- Shaun Ellis (born 1977), American footballer
- Shaun Ellis English animal researcher
- Shirley Ellis (born 1941), American soul singer
- Simon Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor (born 1979), English pop singer
- Stanley Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Steven Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Susan Williams-Ellis (1918–2007), English potter designer
T
- T. E. Ellis (1859–1899), Welsh politician
- T. S. Ellis, III (born 1940), U.S. federal judge in the trial of William J. Jefferson
- Ted Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Terry Ellis (born 1963), African-American R&B singer
- Terry Ellis (manager) (born 1944), English record producer
- Theodore T. Ellis (1867-1934), American inventor and publisher
- Thomas Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Timo Ellis (born 1970), American musician and record producer
- Tinsley Ellis (born 1957), American blues/rock musician
- Tom Ellis (actor) (born 1979), English actor
- Tom Ellis (UK politician) (born 1924), former British politician
- Tommy Ellis (born 1947), former American NASCAR racing driver
- Tony Ellis (born 1964), former English professional footballer
V
- Vivian Ellis (1903–1996), English musical comedy composer
W
- W. Ellis (MCC cricketer), English cricketer
- Walter Ellis (born 1946), Northern Irish writer
- Walter E. Ellis (1960–2013), American serial killer
- Warren Ellis (born 1968), English comic book author
- Warren Ellis (musician) (born 1965), Australian musician and composer
- Welbore Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Wes Ellis (1932–1984), American professional golfer
- William Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
References
- ^ a b "Surname Database: Ellis Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Ellis Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Ellis Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
See also
This page lists people with the surname Ellis.
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