Ellis.
An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.
Meaning & usage
An English surname originating as a patronymic from Elis, the Middle English form of Elijah.
A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] and A male given name from Welsh, an anglicization of Elisedd.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana; named for politician William Ellis Niblack.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scott Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
A locale in the United States: A city in Ellis County, Kansas; named for American Civil War veteran George Ellis.
A locale in the United States: A township in Cheboygan County, Michigan.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Byron Township, Cass County, Minnesota.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Vernon County, Missouri.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Gage County, Nebraska; named for banker John R. Ellis.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Muskingum County, Ohio; named for a local family.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Minnehaha County, South Dakota; probably named for railroad worker A. B. Ellis.
A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Sharon, Portage County, Wisconsin; named for politician Albert G. Ellis.
Where this word comes from
* As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Elis, an Old French form of Elias. Compare Elijah, Lias, Ely. Also sometimes from the Elice, a pet form of Elizabeth. * As a Welsh surname, shortened from the personal name Elisse, Elisedd, from the archaic elus (“benevolent, kind”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.