Ellis is a first name and surname of Welsh^[1][2]original spelling. At the time of the British Census of 1881,^[3] its relative frequency was highest in Merioneth (9.2 times the British average), followed by Flintshire, Denbighshire, Caernarfonshire, Montgomeryshire, Anglesey, Devon, Kinross-shire, Shropshire and Yorkshire. The name Ellis may refer to:

A

• Abe Ellis (Stargate), a fictional character in the TV series Stargate Atlantis
• Albert Ellis (1913–2007), American cognitive-behavioural therapist and psychologist
• Albert Fuller Ellis (1869–1951), Australian prospector
• Alexander John Ellis (1814–1890), English philologist and music theorist, inventor of the cents' system in music intervals
• Alton Ellis (1938–2008), Jamaican musician
• Andrew Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Annette Ellis (born 1946), Australian politician
• Arthur Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Atom Ellis (born 1966), American musician
• Aunjanue Ellis (born 1969), American actress

B

• Bill Ellis (born 1950), American folklorist
• Bill Ellis, Professional Wrestling Pioneer
• Bob Ellis (born 1942), Australian writer and journalist
• Bobby Ellis (born 1932), Jamaican trumpeter
• Brad Ellis, American composer and musical director
• Bret Easton Ellis (born 1964), American novelist
• Bruce Ellis (born 1960), Australian computer scientist

C

• C. P. Ellis (1927–2005), American Ku Klux Klan leader turned civil rights activist
• Carol Ellis, American author
• Caroline Ellis (born 1950), American actress
• Carson Ellis (born 1975), American artist
• Charles Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Rev Clement Ellis (1633–1700), English clergyman
• Clough Williams-Ellis (1883–1978), Welsh architect
• Constance Ellis (1872–1942), first woman to graduate from the University of Melbourne as a Doctor of Medicine (1903)
• Craig Ellis (born 1974), former Australian-rules footballer
• Craig Ellis (Canadian football) (born 1961), former Canadian footballer

D

• Dale Ellis (born 1960), retired American basketball player
• Dana Ellis (born 1980), Canadian pole-vaulter
• Daniel Ellis (disambiguation), several, including:
  • Dan Ellis (born 1980), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Dan Ellis (cyclist) (born 1988), Australian sprint cyclist
  • Daniel Ellis (Unionist) (1827–1908), Captain in the Union Army during the American Civil War
  • Daniel Ellis (footballer) (born 1988), English footballer
• David Ellis (disambiguation), several, including:
  • Dave Ellis (game designer) (born 1965), American game designer
  • David Ellis (writer) (1918-1978), British television writer
  • David R. Ellis (born 1952), American film director
• Dick Ellis (1895–1975), treacherous intelligence officer
• Dock Ellis (1945–2008), American baseball player
• Don Ellis (1934–1978), American jazz trumpeter
• Doug Ellis (born 1924), English entrepreneur and chairman of Aston Villa Football Club

E

• Earl Hancock Ellis (1880–1923), US Marine Corps intelligence officer
• Edith Ellis (1861–1916), British author and women's rights activist
• Edward F. W. Ellis (1819–1862), American politician and lawyer
• Edward Robb Ellis (1911–1998), American diarist and journalist
• Edward S. Ellis (1840–1916), American author
• Edwin Ellis (Edwin John Ellis, 1848–1916), British poet and illustrator
• Ephraim Ellis (born 1985), Canadian actor
• Ellis (London cricketer), 18th century English cricketer

F

• Francis Ellis, 17th-century administrator of the East India Company
• Frank Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Fred Ellis (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • Fred Ellis (cartoonist) (1885–1965), American cartoonist
  • Fred Ellis (racing driver) 1889–1958), American racecar driver
  • Fred Ellis (footballer) 1900–1970), English footballer

G

• Gary Ellis (born 1968), American BMX racer
• George Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover (1797–1833), British politician
• Gerry Ellis (born 1957), former American football player
• Greg Ellis (disambiguation), several people

H

• Harold Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Harry Ellis (born 1982), English rugby union player
• Harvey Ellis (1852–1904), American architect, perspective renderer and painter
• Havelock Ellis (1859–1939), British sexual psychologist
• Henry Ellis (governor) (1720–1806), explorer, author, and governor of Georgia in North America
• Sir Henry Ellis (librarian) (1777–1869), librarian of the British Museum
• Henry Augustus Ellis (1861–1939), Australian surgeon
• Herb Ellis (1921–2010), American jazz guitarist
• Hortense Ellis (1941–2000), Jamaican reggae artist
• Hunter Ellis (born 1968), American television personality

J

• C. Jack Ellis, former mayor of Macon, Georgia
• Jack Ellis (actor) (born 1955), British actor)
• Jack Ellis (rugby player) (1912–2007), English rugby union player
• James Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Janet Ellis (born 1955), British television presenter
• Jason Ellis (born 1971), Australian skateboarder, mixed martial artist, radio host and actor
• Jim Ellis (disambiguation) or Jimmy Ellis, several people
• Jo Ellis (born 1983) English field hockey forward
• Joanne Ellis (born 1981), English field hockey midfielder
• Job Bicknell Ellis (1829–1905), American mycologist
• John Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Joseph Ellis (born 1943), American professor of history

K

• Kate Ellis (born 1977), Australian politician
• Katherine Ellis, English singer-songwriter
• Kathleen Ellis (born 1946), former American swimmer
• Keith Ellis (1946–1978), British musician
• Kerry Ellis (born 1979), English singer and stage actress
• Kevin Ellis (disambiguation), several people

L

• LaPhonso Ellis (born 1970), former American Basketball Player, National Basketball Association
• Larry R. Ellis (born 1946), commander in the US Army (2001–04)
• LeRon Ellis (born 1969), former American professional basket ball player
• Leroy Ellis (born 1940), retired American basketball player
• Lester Ellis (born 1965), British boxer
• Liz Ellis (born 1973), retired Australian netball player
• Luther Ellis (born 1973), former American football player

M

• Magen Ellis (born 1986), American beauty queen
• Marc Ellis (rugby) (born 1971), New Zealand businessman and television presenter and former rugby player
• Marc H. Ellis (born 1952), American author
• Mark Ellis (baseball) (born 1977), American Major League baseball player
• Mark Ellis (writer), American novelist
• Mary Ellis (1897–2003), British stage actress
• Matt Ellis (ice hockey) (born 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
• Merrill Ellis (1916–1981), American electroacoustic composer
• Michael Ellis (disambiguation) (or Mike Ellis), several people
• Monta Ellis (born 1985), American professional basketball player

N

• Nick Ellis, American professor of psychology
• Novalyne Price Ellis (1908–1999), American schoolteacher

O

• Osian Ellis (born 1928), Welsh harpist

P

• P. W. Ellis (died 1929), Toronto Transportation Commission chairman
• Patrick Ellis, brother of the Institute of Brothers of Christian Schools and president of CUA (1992–98)
• Paul Ellis, New Zealand record producer
• Pee Wee Ellis (born 1941), American saxophonist
• Perry Ellis (1940–1986), American fashion designer
• Peter Ellis (architect) (1808–1888), English architect who designed the revolutionary Oriel Chambers in Liverpool in 1864
• Peter Ellis (CHP politician), candidate of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada
• Peter Ellis (Green Party candidate), candidate of the Green Party of Canada
• Peter Berresford Ellis (born 1943), English historian and literary biographer
• Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis (born 1958), New Zealander who was convicted of child molestation in 1993 and served seven years in jail
• Powhatan Ellis (1790–1863), US senator from Mississippi

R

• Ralph Ellis (artist) (1885–1963), English painter and designer
• Ray Ellis (1923–2008), American record producer and composer
• Ray Ellis (American football) (born 1959), former American football player
• Raymond Ellis (1923–1994), British Labour Party politician
• Richard Ellis (astronomer) (born 1950), Caltech professor and director of Palomar Observatory.
• Richard Ellis (biologist), marine biologist at the American Museum of Natural History
• Richard Ellis (politician) (1781–1846), 19th century Texas legislator
• Rick Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Robert Leslie Ellis (1817–1859), English polymath
• Robin Ellis, several people
• Robinson Ellis (1834–1913), English classical scholar
• Rod Ellis, linguist
• Rodney Ellis (born 1954), African-American politician from Texas
• Romallis Ellis (born 1965), former American boxer
• Ron Ellis (born 1945), retired Canadian ice hockey player
• Ross Ellis (1915–1983), Canadian politician
• Rowland Ellis (1650–1731), Welsh Quaker
• Rowland Ellis (bishop) (1841–1911), Welsh clergyman
• Royston Ellis (born 1941), British writer
• Ruth Ellis (1926–1955), last woman to be executed in the UK
• Ruth Ellis (activist) (1899–2000), American gay rights activist

S

• Samuel Ellis (disambiguation), includes Sam/Sammy/Samuel
• Sedrick Ellis (born 1985), American football player
• Seger Ellis (1904–1995), American jazz pianist
• Shaun Ellis (born 1977), American footballer
• Shaun Ellis English animal researcher
• Shirley Ellis (born 1941), American soul singer
• Simon Ellis, English graphic designer
• Sophie Ellis-Bextor (born 1979), British pop singer
• Steven Ellis (disambiguation), several people
• Susan Williams-Ellis (1918–2007), English potter designer

T

• T. E. Ellis (1859–1899), Welsh politician
• T. S. Ellis III (born 1940), U.S. federal judge in the trial of William J. Jefferson
• Terry Ellis (born 1963), African-American R&B singer
• Terry Ellis (manager) (born 1944), English record producer
• Thomas Ellis (disambiguation), various including
  • Thomas Ellis (Irish politician) (c. 1774–1832), Irish politician
  • Thomas F. Ellis, American lawyer
• Timo Ellis (born 1970), American musician and record producer
• Tinsley Ellis (born 1957), American blues/rock musician
• Tom Ellis (actor) (born 1979), English actor
• Tom Ellis (UK politician) (born 1924), former British politician
• Tommy Ellis (born 1947), former American NASCAR racing driver
• Tony Ellis (born 1964), former English professional footballer

V

• Vivian Ellis (1903–1996), English musical comedy composer

W

• Walter Ellis (born 1946), Northern Irish writer
• Warren Ellis (born 1968), British comic book author
• Warren Ellis (musician) (born 1965), Australian musician and composer
• Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip (1713–1802), British statesman
• Wes Ellis (1932–1984), American professional golfer
• William Ellis (disambiguation), several people

References

1. ^ Classification and origin of Ellis
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ Ellis in the 1881 British Census

See also

• Elles
• Ellice
• Elys
• Elis

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