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:

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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

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• Osian Ellis (born 1928), Welsh harpist

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• 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

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