{{Other uses}} '''Ellis''' is a surname of Welsh and English origin.<ref name=fb>{{cite web |url=http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/ellis |title=Ellis Surname Meaning and Distribution |publisher=forebears.co.uk}} Retrieved 21 January 2014</ref> An independent French origin of the surname is said to derive from the phrase fleur-de-lis.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/millwoodfamilytr00elli|title=Millwood: A Family Tree|last=Ellis|first=F. O.|year=1909|location=Swampscott, Massachusetts|pages=[https://archive.org/details/millwoodfamilytr00elli/page/n9 4]|via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ellis Surname Meaning, History & Origin |url=https://selectsurnames.com/ellis/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Select Surnames |language=en-US}}</ref>
People with the surname include: {{compact TOC|side=yes|top=yes|num=no}}
==A== *Adam Ellis, American webcomic artist *Adam Ellis (born 1996), British grasstrack and speedway rider *Adam Gibb Ellis, Chief Justice of Jamaica *Adrienne Ellis (c. 1941–2019), American-Canadian actress *Albert Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Alexander Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Allan Ellis (disambiguation) *Alton Ellis (1938–2008), Jamaican musician *Andrew Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Anita Ellis, Canadian-born American singer and actress *Annette Ellis (born 1946), Australian politician *Arthur Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Atom Ellis (born 1966), American musician *Aunjanue Ellis (born 1969), American actress
==B== *Ben Ellis (disambiguation), multiple actress *Bill Ellis (1919–2007), English cricketer *Boaz Ellis (born 1981), Israeli fencer *Bob Ellis (1942–2016), Australian writer and journalist *Bob Ellis (cricketer) (born 1940), Scottish cricketer *Bobby Ellis (1932–2016), Jamaican trumpeter *Boogie Ellis (born 2000), American basketball player *Brad Ellis, American composer and musical director *Bret Easton Ellis (born 1964), American novelist *Bri Ellis (born 2003), American softball player *Brian Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
==C== *C. P. Ellis (1927–2005), American Ku Klux Klan leader turned civil rights activist *Caroline Ellis (born 1950), American actress *Carson Ellis (born 1975), American artist *Charles Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Chris Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people * Rev Clement Ellis (1633–1700), English clergyman *Clough Williams-Ellis (1883–1978), Welsh architect *Colten Ellis (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player *Constance Ellis (1872–1942), first woman to graduate from the University of Melbourne as a Doctor of Medicine (1903) *Craig Ellis (Australian rules footballer) (born 1974), Australian footballer *Craig Ellis (gridiron football) (born 1961), Canadian football player
==D== *Dale Ellis (born 1960), American basketball player *Dana Ellis (born 1980), Canadian pole-vaulter *Daniel Ellis (disambiguation) or Dan Ellis, multiple people *David Ellis (disambiguation) or Dave Ellis, multiple people *DeGoy B. Ellis (1876–1949), American politician and lawyer *Dame Di Ellis (1938–2017), English rower *Dessie Ellis (born 1938), Irish politician *Diane Ellis (1909–1930), American actress *Dick Ellis (1895–1975), treacherous intelligence officer *Dock Ellis (1945–2008), American baseball player *Dock Ellis (born 1955) American radio DJ *Don Ellis (1934–1978), American jazz trumpeter *Donna Ellis, American politician *Dorothy Ellis (1935–2018), American blues singer *Doug Ellis (1924–2018), English entrepreneur *Drew Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Duke Ellis (born 1998), American baseball player
==E== *Earl Hancock Ellis (1880–1923), US Marine Corps intelligence officer *Edgar C. Ellis (1854–1947), American politician and lawyer *Edith Ellis (1861–1916), English author and women's rights activist *Edmund Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Edward Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Edwin Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Eleanor Joan Ellis (1904–1989), English artist *Eliécer Ellis (born 1945), Panamanian basketball player *Ellen Deborah Ellis (1878–1974), American historian and political scientist *Ellis Bell (1818–1848), pseudonym of Emily Jane Bronte *Emory Ellis (1906–2003), American biochemist *Ephraim Ellis (born 1985), Canadian actor *Eric Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Ernest Ellis (1885–1916), English footballer *Evelyn Ellis (1894–1958), American actress
==F== *Felix Ellis, Australian politician *Fiona Ellis, British philosopher *Frampton Ellis, American designer and inventor *Francis Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Frank Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Fred Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Francis Whyte Ellis (1777–1819), British civil servant in the Madras Presidency and scholar of Tamil and Sanskrit
==G== *Gary Ellis (born 1968), American BMX racer *Geoff Ellis (born 1950), Welsh cricketer *George Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover (1797–1833), British politician *Georgia Ellis (1917–1988), American actress *Gerry Ellis (born 1957), American football player *Gordon Ellis (1920–1978), British maritime artist *Grant Ellis (born 1993), American television personality *Greg Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
==H== *Harold Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Harry Ellis (born 1982), English rugby player *Harvey Ellis (1852–1904), American architect, gfgte perspective renderer and painter *Havelock Ellis (1859–1939), English sexual psychologist *Henry Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Herb Ellis (1921–2010), American jazz guitarist *Herbert Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Hortense Ellis (1941–2000), Jamaican reggae artist *Hunter Ellis (born 1968), American television personality
==I== *Izzy Ellis, animator for Looney Tunes cartoons
==J== *C. Jack Ellis, American politician from Georgia *J. Delano Ellis (1944–2020), American Pentecostal bishop and writer *Jack Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *James Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *James Ellis Humphrey (1861–1897), American botanist and mycologist *Jan Ellis (1942–2013), South African rugby player *Janet Ellis (born 1955), English television presenter *Jason Ellis (born 1971), Australian skateboarder, mixed martial artist, radio host and actor * Jay Ellis (born 1981), American actor *Jeff Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Jerry Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Jessica Ellis (born 1987), British actress *Jill Ellis (born 1966), English-born American soccer player and coach *Jim Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Jimmy Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Jo Ellis (born 1983) English field hockey forward *Joanne Ellis (born 1981), English field hockey player *Job Bicknell Ellis (1829–1905), American mycologist *John Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Joseph Ellis (born 1943), American historian *Justin Ellis (born 1990), American football player *Justin Ellis (soccer) (born 2007), American soccer player
==K== *Kaden Elliss (born 1995), American football player *Kai Ellis (born 1980), Canadian football player *Kate Ellis (politician) (born 1977), Australian politician *Katharine Ellis, British musicologist and academic *Katherine Ellis, English singer-songwriter *Kathleen Ellis (born 1946), former American swimmer *Keith Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Keon Ellis (born 2000), American basketball player *Kerry Ellis (born 1979), English singer and stage actress *Kevin Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
==L== *LaPhonso Ellis (born 1970), American basketball player and analyst *Larry R. Ellis (born 1946), American general *Lauren Ellis (born 1989), New Zealand cyclist *Lee Ellis (born 1942), American sociologist *Leonora Beck Ellis (1862–1951), American educator, author, poet and social reformer *LeRon Ellis (born 1969), American basketball player *Leroy Ellis (1940–2012), American basketball player *Lester Ellis (born 1965), English/Australian boxer *Lindsay Ellis (footballer) (born 1935), Australian football player *Lindsay Ellis (media critic) (born 1984), web video creator *Lionel Ellis (1885–1970), British military historian *Liz Ellis (born 1973), Australian netball player *Luther Elliss (born 1973), American football player
==M== *Magen Ellis (born 1986), American beauty queen *Marc Ellis (rugby) (born 1971), New Zealand businessman, television presenter and rugby player *Marc H. Ellis (born 1952), American author *Margaret Dye Ellis (1845–1925), American social reformer *Mari Ellis (1913–2015), Welsh writer and women's rights activist *Marion Durbin Ellis (1887–1972) American ichthyologist and entomologist *Mark Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Martin Beazor Ellis (1911–1996), British mycologist *Mary Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Mary Beth Ellis (born 1977), American triathlete *Matt Ellis (disambiguation) or Matthew Ellis, multiple people *Max Mapes Ellis (1887–1953), American ichthyologist *Merrill Ellis (1916–1981), American electroacoustic composer *Michael Ellis (disambiguation) or Mike Ellis, multiple people *Monta Ellis (born 1985), American basketball player
==N== *Nancy Walker Bush Ellis (1926–2021), American political activist *Nick Ellis, American psychologist *Novalyne Price Ellis (1908–1999), American schoolteacher
==O== *Osian Ellis (1928–2021), Welsh harpist
==P== *Patricia Ellis (1916–1970), American film actress *Patrick Ellis (educator) (1928–2013), brother of the Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools and president of CUA (1992–98) *Patrick Ellis (radio host) (1943–2020), American radio show host *Paul Ellis, New Zealand record producer *Pee Wee Ellis (1941–2021), American saxophonist *Perry Ellis (1940–1986), American fashion designer *Peter Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Philip Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Phil Ellis (born 1981), English comedian and actor *Pitts Ellis (1808–1875), American politician *Powhatan Ellis (1790–1863), American politician from Mississippi
==R== *Ralph Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Ray Ellis (1923–2008), American record producer and composer *Ray Ellis (American football) (born 1959), American football player *Raymond Ellis (1923–1994), British politician *Reg Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Richard Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Rick Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Rita Ellis (1950–2025), American politician from Florida *Robert Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Robin Ellis (born 1942), English actor *Robinson Ellis (1834–1913), English classical scholar *Rod Ellis, British linguist *Rodney Ellis (born 1954), American politician from Texas *Romallis Ellis (born 1965), American boxer *Ron Ellis (1945–2024), Canadian ice hockey player *Ronald Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Rosemary Ellis (1910–1998), English artist *Ross Ellis (1915–1983), Canadian politician *Rowan Ellis, British YouTuber and author *Rowland Ellis (1650–1731), Welsh Quaker *Rowland Ellis (bishop) (1841–1911), Welsh clergyman *Roxanne Ellis (1942–1995), American murder victim *Royston Ellis (1941–2023), English writer *Ruth Ellis (1926–1955), last woman to be executed in the UK *Ruth Ellis (activist) (1899–2000), American gay rights activist *Ryan Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
==S== *Samuel Ellis (disambiguation) or Sam/Sammy/Samuel, multiple people *Sara L. Ellis (born 1969), American judge *Sarah Ellis (author) (born 1952), Canadian author *Sarah Kate Ellis (born 1971), American media executive *Sarah Stickney Ellis (1799–1872), English writer *Scott Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Sedrick Ellis (born 1985), American football player *Seger Ellis (1904–1995), American jazz pianist *Shaun Ellis (born 1977), American football player *Shaun Ellis English animal researcher *Shirley Ellis (1929–2005), American soul singer *Simon Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Sophia Ellis (born 1996), British powerlifter *Sophie Ellis-Bextor (born 1979), English singer and songwriter *Stanley Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Steven Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
==T== *T. E. Ellis (1859–1899), Welsh politician *T. S. Ellis III (1940–2025), American judge *Ted Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Terry Ellis (born 1963), American R&B singer *Terry Ellis (record producer) (born 1943), English record producer *Theodore T. Ellis (1867–1934), American inventor and publisher *Thomas Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Timo Ellis (born 1970), American musician and record producer *Tino Ellis (born 1997), American football player *Tinsley Ellis (born 1957), American blues/rock musician *Todd Ellis (American football) (born 1967), American football player *Todd Ellis (motorcyclist) (born 1994), English sidecar racer *Tom Ellis (actor) (born 1979), Welsh actor *Tom Ellis (politician) (1924–2010), British politician *Tommy Ellis (born 1947), American NASCAR racing driver *Tony Ellis (born 1964), English footballer
==V== *Vivian Ellis (1903–1996), English musical comedy composer
==W== *W. Ellis (MCC cricketer), English cricketer *Walter Ellis (writer) (born 1946), Northern Irish writer *Walter E. Ellis (1960–2013), American serial killer *Warren Ellis (born 1968), English comic book author *Warren Ellis (musician) (born 1965), Australian musician and composer *Welbore Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people *Wes Ellis (1932–1984), American golfer *William Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
==Z== *Zeph Ellis (1988–2026), British MC, rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
==See also== *Elles *Ellice (disambiguation) *Ellis (given name) *Elis (given name) *Elis (surname) *Elys (disambiguation), which includes people with the given name or surname
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Category:English-language surnames Category:Surnames of English origin Category:Surnames of Welsh origin