Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Pronounced Pron. EHL-i-sən [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Patronymic form of the English name Ellis, from the medieval given name Elis, a vernacular form of Elijah. Related NamesDetails VariantsEliot, Eliott, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis, Ellisson, EllistonOther Languages & CulturesIliev(Bulgarian) Ilić(Croatian) Eliassen(Danish) Illés(Hungarian) Eliassen(Norwegian) Iliescu(Romanian) Ilić(Serbian) Eliasson(Swedish) Categories ends in -son, motorcycle racers