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

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

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

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ellis 100% 314,202
2 Elliss 83% 6,777
3 Elles 80% 3,083
4 Liles 40% 2,503
5 Ollis 80% 2,162
6 Ells 80% 1,594
7 Allis 80% 1,418
8 Allies 67% 849
9 Elis 80% 827
10 Ellse 60% 523
11 Ellias 83% 453
12 Eliss 60% 364
13 Ellies 83% 347
14 Allso 40% 279
15 Ellise 83% 261
16 Illes 60% 253
17 Alles 60% 147
18 Alls 60% 137
19 Eells 60% 114

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The surname Ellis is the most popular version of all its varients

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