Ellis
Ellis is a unisex first name and a surname of Welsh and English origin. The surname was first recorded in 1202 in Lincolnshire, England. An independent French origin of the surname derives from the phrase fleur-de-lis.
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 "Yahweh is God". It also carries the Tigrinyan derivation from 'Ellos' as well as the Greek 'Helios', themselves both meaning 'sun 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:
Given name
- Ellis Amburn, American editor
- Ellis Arnall, American politician
- Ellis Baker, American actress
- Ellis Burks, American former outfielder
- Ellis Parker Butler, American author
- Ellis Cannon, American talk show host
- Ellis W. Carter, American cinematographer
- Ellis Cashmore, British sociologist
- Ellis Chapman, English professional footballer
- Ellis Clarke, Trinidad and Tobago politician
- Ellis Corman, Canadian politician
- Ellis Cousens, American Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer of John Wiley & Sons
- Ellis Credle, American author
- Ellis Davies, Welsh politician
- Ellis Dillahunt, American former footballer
- Ellis Douek, British surgeon
- Ellis R. Dungan, American film director
- Ellis Eames, American mayor
- Ellis Ellis-Griffith, British barrister and politician
- Ellis Evans, Welsh scholar
- Ellis Farneworth, English translator
- Ellis Abraham Franklin, British merchant banker
- Ellis Gallagher. American artist
- Ellis Genge, English rugby union player
- Ellis Green, English footballer
- Ellis Griffith, Welsh clergyman
- Ellis Hall, American singer-songwriter
- Ellis Hall, English footballer
- Ellis Harrison, Welsh professional footballer
- Ellis Henican, American columnist
- Ellis Hicks, English knight
- Ellis Hobbs, American former American football cornerback
- Ellis Hollins, British actor
- Ellis Horowitz, American computer scientist
- Ellis Hudson, English footballer
- Ellis Iandolo, English professional footballer
- Ellis Irving, Australian film actor
- Ellis Jacob, Canadian business executive
- Ellis Jenkins, Welsh rugby player
- Ellis Johnson, American football coach
- Ellis Johnson, American baseball pitcher
- Ellis Johnson, American former professional football player
- Ellis L. Johnson, American Coca-Cola Chaired Professor
- Ellis Jones, British actor
- Ellis Jones, American professional football player
- Ellis Jones, American chief executive
- Ellis Jones, American sociologist
- Ellis Kaut, German author
- Ellis Kinder, American cheerleader
- Ellis O. Knox, African American who was first awarded a Ph.D. on the West Coast of the United States
- Ellis Kohs, American composer
- Ellis Kolchin, American mathematician
- Ellis Lankster, American football cornerback
- Ellis Lawrie, Australian politician
- Ellis Lloyd, Welsh politician
- Ellis Martin, English artist
- Ellis McLoughlin, American soccer player
- Ellis Meng, Gabilan Professor
- Ellis Meredith, American suffragist
- Ellis Morningstar, Canadian politician
- Ellis O'Reilly, English retired artistic gymnast
- Ellis Owen Ellis, Welsh painter
- Ellis Paul, American singer-songwriter and musician
- Ellis Perks, British speedway rider
- Ellis Pierce, Welsh writer
- Ellis Plummer, English retired footballer
- Ellis Pringle, Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Ellis Rabb, American actor
- Ellis Rastelli, Italian former professional racing cyclist
- Ellis Rimmer, English footballer
- Ellis William Roberts, English painter
- Ellis Robinson, English cricketer
- Ellis Ross, Canadian politician
- Ellis Rowan, Australian artist
- Ellis Ruley, American folk artist
- Ellis Sandoz, American Professor
- Ellis Stones, Australian constructor
- Ellis Stouffer, American mathematician
- Ellis T. Johnson, American baseball, football, basketball and track and field player and coach
- Ellis Baker Usher, American politician
- Ellis Watson, Scottish businessman
- Ellis R. Weicht, American soldier during World War II
- Ellis Worth, English actor
Surname
A
- Abe Ellis, a fictional character in the TV series Stargate Atlantis
- Adam Ellis, British speedway rider
- Adrienne Ellis, American-Canadian actress
- Albert Ellis, multiple people
- Alexander Ellis, multiple people
- Allan Ellis
- Alton Ellis, Jamaican musician
- Andrew Ellis, multiple people
- Anita Ellis, multiple people
- Annette Ellis, Australian politician
- Arthur Ellis, multiple people
- Atom Ellis, American musician
- Aunjanue Ellis, American actress
B
- Ben Ellis, multiple people
- Bill Ellis, English cricketer
- Boaz Ellis, Israeli fencer
- Bob Ellis, Australian writer and journalist
- Bobby Ellis, Jamaican trumpeter
- Brad Ellis, American composer and musical director
- Bret Easton Ellis, American novelist
- Brian Ellis, multiple people
- Bruce Ellis, Australian computer scientist
C
- C. P. Ellis, American Ku Klux Klan leader turned civil rights activist
- Caroline Ellis, American actress
- Carson Ellis, American artist
- Charles Ellis, multiple people
- Chris Ellis, multiple people
- Rev Clement Ellis, English clergyman
- Clough Williams-Ellis, Welsh architect
- Constance Ellis, first woman to graduate from the University of Melbourne as a Doctor of Medicine
- Craig Ellis, former Australian-rules footballer
- Craig Ellis , former Canadian footballer
D
- Dale Ellis, retired American basketball player
- Dana Ellis, Canadian pole-vaulter
- Daniel Ellis or Dan Ellis, multiple people
- David Ellis or Dave Ellis, multiple people
- DeGoy B. Ellis, American politician and lawyer
- Diane Ellis, American actress
- Dick Ellis, treacherous intelligence officer
- Dock Ellis, American baseball player
- Dock Ellis American radio DJ
- Don Ellis, American jazz trumpeter
- Doug Ellis, English entrepreneur and chairman of Aston Villa Football Club
E
- Earl Hancock Ellis, US Marine Corps intelligence officer
- Edith Ellis, English author and women's rights activist
- Edmund Ellis, multiple people
- Edward Ellis, multiple people
- Edwin Ellis, multiple people
- Ellis Bell, pseudonym of Emily Jane Bronte
- Ellis Loveday, Welsh-Welsh actor
- Ephraim Ellis, Canadian actor
- Emory Ellis, American biochemist
- Eric Ellis, multiple people
- Ernest Ellis, English footballer
- Evelyn Ellis, African-American actress
F
- Francis Ellis, multiple people
- Frank Ellis, multiple people
- Fred Ellis, multiple people
G
- Gary Ellis, American BMX racer
- Geoff Ellis, Welsh cricketer
- Georgia Ellis, American actress
- George Ellis, multiple people
- George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover, British politician
- Gerry Ellis, former American football player
- Greg Ellis, multiple people
H
- Harold Ellis, multiple people
- Harry Ellis, English rugby union player
- Harvey Ellis, American architect, perspective renderer and painter
- Havelock Ellis, English sexual psychologist
- Henry Ellis, multiple people
- Herb Ellis, American jazz guitarist
- Herbert Ellis, multiple people
- Hortense Ellis, Jamaican reggae artist
- Hunter Ellis, American television personality
I
- Izzy Ellis, animator for Looney Tunes cartoons.
J
- C. Jack Ellis, former mayor of Macon, Georgia
- Jack Ellis, multiple people
- James Ellis, multiple people
- James Ellis Humphrey, American botanist and mycologist
- Jan Ellis, South African rugby union player
- Janet Ellis, English television presenter
- Jason Ellis, Australian skateboarder, mixed martial artist, radio host and actor
- Jeff Ellis, multiple people
- Jerry Ellis, multiple people
- Jill Ellis, English-born American soccer player and coach
- Jim Ellis, multiple people
- Jimmy Ellis, multiple people
- Jo Ellis English field hockey forward
- Joanne Ellis, English field hockey midfielder
- Job Bicknell Ellis, American mycologist
- John Ellis, multiple people
- Joseph Ellis, American professor of history
K
- Kaden Elliss, American football player
- Kai Ellis, former CFL defensive end
- Kate Ellis, Australian politician
- Katharine Ellis, British musicologist and academic
- Katherine Ellis, English singer-songwriter
- Kathleen Ellis, former American swimmer
- Keith Ellis, multiple people
- Kerry Ellis, English singer and stage actress
- Kevin Ellis, multiple people
L
- LaPhonso Ellis, former American Basketball Player, National Basketball Association
- Larry R. Ellis, commander in the U.S. Army
- Lauren Ellis, New Zealand cyclist
- Lee Ellis, American sociologist
- Leonora Beck Ellis, American educator, author, poet, social reformer
- LeRon Ellis, former American professional basketball player
- Leroy Ellis, retired American basketball player
- Lester Ellis, English/Australian boxer
- Lindsay Ellis , retired Australian rules football player
- Lindsay Ellis , web video creator
- Lionel Ellis, British military historian
- Liz Ellis, retired Australian netball player
- Luther Ellis, former American football player
M
- Magen Ellis, American beauty queen
- Marc Ellis , New Zealand businessman and television presenter and former rugby player
- Marc H. Ellis, American author
- Mari Ellis, Welsh writer and women's rights activist
- Mark Ellis, multiple people
- Mary Ellis, multiple people
- Mary Beth Ellis, American triathlete
- Matt Ellis or Matthew Ellis, multiple people
- Max Mapes Ellis, American ichthyologist
- Max Ellis, Wrestling state champion
- Merrill Ellis, American electroacoustic composer
- Michael Ellis or Mike Ellis, multiple people
- Monta Ellis, American professional basketball player
N
- Nick Ellis, American professor of psychology
- Novalyne Price Ellis, American schoolteacher
O
- Osian Ellis, Welsh harpist
- Olivia Ellis, American novelist
P
- P. W. Ellis, Toronto Transportation Commission chairman
- Patricia Ellis, American film actress
- Patrick Ellis, brother of the Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools and president of CUA
- Paul Ellis, New Zealand record producer
- Pee Wee Ellis, American saxophonist
- Perry Ellis, American fashion designer
- Peter Ellis, multiple people
- Philip Ellis, multiple people
- Pitts Ellis, American politician
- Powhatan Ellis, US senator from Mississippi
R
- Ralph Ellis, multiple people
- Ray Ellis, American record producer and composer
- Ray Ellis , former American football player
- Raymond Ellis, British Labour Party politician
- Reg Ellis, multiple people
- Richard Ellis, multiple people
- Rick Ellis, multiple people
- Rita Ellis, first woman mayor of Delray Beach, Florida
- Robert Ellis, multiple people
- Robin Ellis, English actor
- Robinson Ellis, English classical scholar
- Rod Ellis, linguist
- Rodney Ellis, African-American politician from Texas
- Romallis Ellis, former American boxer
- Ron Ellis, retired Canadian ice hockey player
- Ronald Ellis, multiple people
- Ross Ellis, Canadian politician
- Rowland Ellis, Welsh Quaker
- Rowland Ellis , Welsh clergyman
- Royston Ellis, English writer
- Ruth Ellis, last woman to be executed in the UK
- Ruth Ellis , American gay rights activist
- Ryan Ellis, multiple people
S
- Samuel Ellis or Sam/Sammy/Samuel, multiple people
- Sara L. Ellis, American judge
- Sarah Stickney Ellis, English writer
- Scott Ellis, multiple people
- Sedrick Ellis, American football player
- Seger Ellis, American jazz pianist
- Shaun Ellis, American footballer
- Shaun Ellis English animal researcher
- Shirley Ellis, American soul singer
- Simon Ellis, multiple people
- Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English pop singer
- Stanley Ellis, multiple people
- Steven Ellis, multiple people
- Susan Williams-Ellis, English potter designer
T
- T. E. Ellis, Welsh politician
- T. S. Ellis, III, U.S. federal judge in the trial of William J. Jefferson
- Ted Ellis, multiple people
- Terry Ellis, African-American R&B singer
- Terry Ellis , English record producer
- Theodore T. Ellis, American inventor and publisher
- Thomas Ellis, multiple people
- Timo Ellis, American musician and record producer
- Tinsley Ellis, American blues/rock musician
- Tom Ellis , English actor
- Tom Ellis , former British politician
- Tommy Ellis, former American NASCAR racing driver
- Tony Ellis, former English professional footballer
V
- Vivian Ellis, English musical comedy composer
W
- W. Ellis, English cricketer
- Walter Ellis, Northern Irish writer
- Walter E. Ellis, American serial killer
- Warren Ellis, English comic book author
- Warren Ellis , Australian musician and composer
- Welbore Ellis, multiple people
- Wes Ellis, American professional golfer
- William Ellis, multiple people