Ells Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ells Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ells family

Profession Census Frequency
School 28
At Home 5
Milliner 3
Private Means 3
General Servant (domestic) 2
Railway Porter 2
Carpenter 2
Furniture Dealer 2
General Servant Domestic 2
House Painter 2
Housemaid Domestic 2
Laundress 2
Insurance Clerk 2
Beer Retailer 2
Scholar 2
Dresmaker 2
Cook 1
Dress Maker 1
Dressmaker 1
French Polisher 1
Green Grocer 1
Grocer Porter 1
House Keeper (domestic) 1
Clerk 1
Groom Domestic 1

Ells Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ellis 80% 314,202
2 Elles 80% 3,083
3 Liles 40% 2,503
4 Ollis 60% 2,162
5 Ells 100% 1,594
6 Allis 60% 1,418
7 Allies 50% 849
8 Ellse 80% 523
9 Ellias 67% 453
10 Ellies 67% 347
11 Allso 60% 279
12 Ellise 67% 261
13 Illes 60% 253
14 Alles 60% 147
15 Alls 75% 137
16 Eells 80% 114

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The surname Ells is the 5th most popular variant of Ellis.

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