Ellis is a surname of Welsh and English origin. An independent French origin of the surname is said to derive from the phrase fleur-de-lis.
People with the surname include:
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. 1941âÂÂ2019), American-Canadian actress
- Albert Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alexander Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Allan Ellis (disambiguation)
- Alton Ellis (1938âÂÂ2008), 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 (1919âÂÂ2007), English cricketer
- Boaz Ellis (born 1981), Israeli fencer
- Bob Ellis (1942âÂÂ2016), Australian writer and journalist
- Bob Ellis (cricketer) (born 1940), Scottish cricketer
- Bobby Ellis (1932âÂÂ2016), 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 (1927âÂÂ2005), 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 (1633âÂÂ1700), English clergyman
- Clough Williams-Ellis (1883âÂÂ1978), Welsh architect
- Colten Ellis (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
- Constance Ellis (1872âÂÂ1942), 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 (1876âÂÂ1949), American politician and lawyer
- Dame Di Ellis (1938âÂÂ2017), English rower
- Dessie Ellis (born 1938), Irish politician
- Diane Ellis (1909âÂÂ1930), American actress
- Dick Ellis (1895âÂÂ1975), treacherous intelligence officer
- Dock Ellis (1945âÂÂ2008), American baseball player
- Dock Ellis (born 1955) American radio DJ
- Don Ellis (1934âÂÂ1978), American jazz trumpeter
- Donna Ellis, American politician
- Dorothy Ellis (1935âÂÂ2018), American blues singer
- Doug Ellis (1924âÂÂ2018), English entrepreneur
- Drew Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Duke Ellis (born 1998), American baseball player
E
- Earl Hancock Ellis (1880âÂÂ1923), US Marine Corps intelligence officer
- Edgar C. Ellis (1854âÂÂ1947), American politician and lawyer
- Edith Ellis (1861âÂÂ1916), 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 (1904âÂÂ1989), English artist
- Eliécer Ellis (born 1945), Panamanian basketball player
- Ellen Deborah Ellis (1878âÂÂ1974), American historian and political scientist
- Ellis Bell (1818âÂÂ1848), pseudonym of Emily Jane Bronte
- Emory Ellis (1906âÂÂ2003), American biochemist
- Ephraim Ellis (born 1985), Canadian actor
- Eric Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ernest Ellis (1885âÂÂ1916), English footballer
- Evelyn Ellis (1894âÂÂ1958), American actress
F
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 (1797âÂÂ1833), British politician
- Georgia Ellis (1917âÂÂ1988), American actress
- Gerry Ellis (born 1957), American football player
- Gordon Ellis (1920âÂÂ1978), 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 (1852âÂÂ1904), American architect, gfgte perspective renderer and painter
- Havelock Ellis (1859âÂÂ1939), English sexual psychologist
- Henry Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Herb Ellis (1921âÂÂ2010), American jazz guitarist
- Herbert Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hortense Ellis (1941âÂÂ2000), Jamaican reggae artist
- Hunter Ellis (born 1968), American television personality
I
J
- C. Jack Ellis, American politician from Georgia
- J. Delano Ellis (1944âÂÂ2020), American Pentecostal bishop and writer
- Jack Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- James Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- James Ellis Humphrey (1861âÂÂ1897), American botanist and mycologist
- Jan Ellis (1942âÂÂ2013), 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 (1829âÂÂ1905), American mycologist
- John Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph Ellis (born 1943), American historian
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 (1862âÂÂ1951), American educator, author, poet and social reformer
- LeRon Ellis (born 1969), American basketball player
- Leroy Ellis (1940âÂÂ2012), 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 (1885âÂÂ1970), 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 (1845âÂÂ1925), American social reformer
- Mari Ellis (1913âÂÂ2015), Welsh writer and women's rights activist
- Marion Durbin Ellis (1887âÂÂ1972) American ichthyologist and entomologist
- Mark Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martin Beazor Ellis (1911âÂÂ1996), 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 (1887âÂÂ1953), American ichthyologist
- Merrill Ellis (1916âÂÂ1981), American electroacoustic composer
- Michael Ellis (disambiguation) or Mike Ellis, multiple people
- Monta Ellis (born 1985), American basketball player
N
O
P
- Patricia Ellis (1916âÂÂ1970), American film actress
- Patrick Ellis (educator) (1928âÂÂ2013), brother of the Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools and president of CUA (1992âÂÂ98)
- Patrick Ellis (radio host) (1943âÂÂ2020), American radio show host
- Paul Ellis, New Zealand record producer
- Pee Wee Ellis (1941âÂÂ2021), American saxophonist
- Perry Ellis (1940âÂÂ1986), American fashion designer
- Peter Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Philip Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Phil Ellis (born 1981), English comedian and actor
- Pitts Ellis (1808âÂÂ1875), American politician
- Powhatan Ellis (1790âÂÂ1863), American politician from Mississippi
R
- Ralph Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ray Ellis (1923âÂÂ2008), American record producer and composer
- Ray Ellis (American football) (born 1959), American football player
- Raymond Ellis (1923âÂÂ1994), British politician
- Reg Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Richard Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rick Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rita Ellis (1950âÂÂ2025), American politician from Florida
- Robert Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robin Ellis (born 1942), English actor
- Robinson Ellis (1834âÂÂ1913), English classical scholar
- Rod Ellis, British linguist
- Rodney Ellis (born 1954), American politician from Texas
- Romallis Ellis (born 1965), American boxer
- Ron Ellis (1945âÂÂ2024), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ronald Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rosemary Ellis (1910âÂÂ1998), English artist
- Ross Ellis (1915âÂÂ1983), Canadian politician
- Rowan Ellis, British YouTuber and author
- Rowland Ellis (1650âÂÂ1731), Welsh Quaker
- Rowland Ellis (bishop) (1841âÂÂ1911), Welsh clergyman
- Roxanne Ellis (1942âÂÂ1995), American murder victim
- Royston Ellis (1941âÂÂ2023), English writer
- Ruth Ellis (1926âÂÂ1955), last woman to be executed in the UK
- Ruth Ellis (activist) (1899âÂÂ2000), 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 (1799âÂÂ1872), English writer
- Scott Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sedrick Ellis (born 1985), American football player
- Seger Ellis (1904âÂÂ1995), American jazz pianist
- Shaun Ellis (born 1977), American football player
- Shaun Ellis English animal researcher
- Shirley Ellis (1929âÂÂ2005), 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 (1859âÂÂ1899), Welsh politician
- T. S. Ellis III (1940âÂÂ2025), 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 (1867âÂÂ1934), 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) (1924âÂÂ2010), British politician
- Tommy Ellis (born 1947), American NASCAR racing driver
- Tony Ellis (born 1964), English footballer
V
- Vivian Ellis (1903âÂÂ1996), English musical comedy composer
W
Z
- Zeph Ellis (1988âÂÂ2026), British MC, rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
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