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
School 5,492
Private Means 434
Farm Labourer 428
Coal Miner Hewer 393
General Labourer 351
General Servant (domestic) 318
Labourer 306
Farmer 293
Dressmaker 263
None 207
Clerk 200
Domestic Servant 200
At Home 170
At School 170
Cotton Weaver 159
House Keeper 158
Shop Assistant 157
House Painter 148
Housekeeper 145
Bricklayer 133
Dress Maker 130
Assisting In The Business 127
Scholar 125
General Servant Domestic 121
Charwoman 118

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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