Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈɛl.ɪ.stən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Ellison. Related NamesDetails RootElis (given name)VariantsEliot, Eliott, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis, Ellison, EllissonOther Languages & CulturesIliev, Ilieva(Bulgarian) Ilić(Croatian) Eliassen(Danish) Illés(Hungarian) Iliev, Ilieva(Macedonian) Eliassen(Norwegian) Iliescu(Romanian) Ilić(Serbian) Eliasson(Swedish)