Ellis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
Ellis Name Meaning : A very popular medieval name taken from the Greek name ‘Elias’ or the Hebrew name ‘Elijah’ which means ‘Jehovah is God’.
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
0
122
244
365
487
609
731
852
974
1096
1218
1339
Buckinghamshire
67
Brecknockshire
30
Carnarvonshire
1,024
Cambridgeshire
262
Cardiganshire
91
Channel Islands
45
Cheshire
544
Carmarthenshire
12
Cornwall
789
Cumberland
13
Derbyshire
374
Denbighshire
484
Devon
1,461
Dorset
187
Durham
80
Essex
574
Flintshire
883
Glamorgan
80
Gloucestershire
452
Hampshire
231
Herefordshire
47
Hertfordshire
341
Hunts and Rutland
89
Isle of Man
20
Kent
569
Lancashire
1,400
Leicestershire
285
Lincolnshire
672
London
2,714
Middlesex
224
Merionethshire
675
Montgomeryshire
551
Monmouthshire
201
Northumberland
66
Norfolk
630
Northamptonshire
92
Nottinghamshire
587
Oxfordshire
75
Pembrokeshire
54
Shropshire
562
Suffolk
418
Somerset
244
Surrey
431
Sussex
774
Staffordshire
429
Warwickshire
365
Westmorland
40
Wiltshire
124
Worcestershire
137
Yorkshire
4,270
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Berkshire
0
Radnorshire
0
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Ellis Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Ellis family
Profession
Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer
1,218
Female Servant
1,163
Independent
606
Farmer
455
Male Servant
397
Labourer
380
Shoe Maker
182
Carpenter
124
Tailor
110
Ag Labourer
105
Dress Maker
100
Weaver
75
Coal Miner
75
Mason
72
Joiner
71
Pupil
69
Butcher
65
Apprentice
62
Collier
61
Gardener
59
Blacksmith
58
Miner
57
Clothier
57
Pauper
53
Servant
51
Most Frequent Forenames for Ellis
Name
Census Frequency
Mary Ellis
21,378
William Ellis
19,676
John Ellis
18,709
Elizabeth Ellis
13,722
Thomas Ellis
10,929
Sarah Ellis
10,638
George Ellis
10,551
James Ellis
8,194
Ann Ellis
7,023
Jane Ellis
6,817
Charles Ellis
6,003
Joseph Ellis
5,617
Henry Ellis
5,406
Robert Ellis
5,228
Edward Ellis
4,303
Annie Ellis
4,201
Eliza Ellis
4,033
Margaret Ellis
3,930
Ellen Ellis
3,918
Emma Ellis
3,868
Richard Ellis
3,386
Hannah Ellis
3,352
Arthur Ellis
2,925
Alice Ellis
2,912
Frederick Ellis
2,903
Ellis Surname Variants Ranking
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