Meaning, origin and history of the surname Ellison

Type Surname (from given name)

Pronounced Pron. EHL-i-sən

Meaning & History

Patronymic form of the English name Ellis, from the medieval given name Elis, a vernacular form of Elijah.

Other Languages & CulturesIliev(Bulgarian) Ilić(Croatian) Eliassen(Danish) Illés(Hungarian) Eliassen(Norwegian) Iliescu(Romanian) Ilić(Serbian) Eliasson(Swedish)