Ellis

English surname derived from Elijah or Elias or Welsh

"my God is Yahweh; benevolent"

Ellis Origin and Meaning

Variation of Elijah

Ellis Rank in US Top 1000

# 273 in the US

Ellis Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 45 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ellis

• 273 US 2024
• 45 Nameberry 2025
• 40 Unisex 2024
• 147 Future 2028
• 95 England 2024
• 107 scotland 2024

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Famous People Named Ellis

• Ellis Paul (born Paul Plissey) American singer,songwriter
• Ellis Charles Wackett Australian Air Force commander
• Ellis Andrew Stones Australian landscape architect
• Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, English war correspondant
• Ellis Lankster American football player
• Ellis James O'Leary (b. 2013) son of TV host Samantha Brown and Kevin O'Leary; twin sister Elizabeth Mae
• Bret Easton Ellis American novelist
• Herbert Douglas 'Doug' Ellis English soccer club chairman
• Ellis Allen English journalist and biographer
• Lindsay Ellis media critic

The name Ellis in Pop Culture

• Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding character in film "The Shawshank Redemption"
• Ellis Jones character in film "The Age of Adaline"
• Ellis Shepherd son of Derek and Meredith on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• Ellis character in the 2012 movie "Mud"
• Ellis character in Left 4 Dead 2
• Ellis character in TV's Parks and Recreation
• Ellis Island a small island in New York Harbor that famously welcomed immigrants to the United States
• Ellis Stevens character in TV's From

International Variations of the name Ellis

• Elis Welsh