Ellis is a variant of the Hebrew name Elias (Elijah/Eliyahu) meaning "My God is Yahweh".
Poland. The polish name was changed at Ellis Island to sound more American.
It's German and before the people at Ellis Island or Angel Island translated it it was "Gootmen"
The last person to ever be processed through Ellis island was a Norwegian seaman by the name of Arne Peterssen.
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Ellis is a variant of the Hebrew name Elias (Elijah/Eliyahu) meaning "My God is Yahweh".
Poland. The polish name was changed at Ellis Island to sound more American.
Tracee Ellis Ross waas born Tracee Joy Silberstein...the daughter of Robert Ellis Silberstein and Diana Ross. Apparently, she uses her father's middle name and mother's last name.
The plural possessive form of the last name Ellis would be the Ellises'.
Germany. Originally spelled Jundt. Was likely changed at Ellis Island.
the last immigrant to pass through ellis island
As of August 2013 there are over 213,000 people who have the surname of Ellis. The last name of Ellis is currently the 121st most popular last name in the United States.
It's German and before the people at Ellis Island or Angel Island translated it it was "Gootmen"
Arne Peterssen
The last person to ever be processed through Ellis island was a Norwegian seaman by the name of Arne Peterssen.
i am also a milinkovich and it is serbian. we come from yougoslavia and when we all came to Ellis island they changed the last name and put an h at the end.
Originally called Little Oyster Island, Ellis Island acquired its name from Samuel Ellis, a colonial New Yorker, possibly from Wales