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

Ellis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ellis family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 4,663
Agricultural Labourer 1,024
House Servant 426
Labourer 327
Dress Maker 273
Coal Miner 239
Servant 228
General Servant 186
House Keeper 186
Carter 184
Laundress 154
Carpenter 144
Shoe Maker 141
Tailor 117
House Maid 117
Stone Mason 116
Blacksmith 115
Domestic Servant 113
Cook 107
Farmer 105
Wife Of Above 100
Farm Labourer 99
Butcher 82
Joiner 78
Nurse 77

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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