The ellis Surname
ellis Name Meaning and History
English and Welsh: from the medieval personal name Elis, a
vernacular form of Elijah (see Elias). In Wales this
surname absorbed forms derived from the Welsh personal name
Elisedd, a derivative of elus ‘kindly’, ‘benevolent’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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