Ellis is a surname of Welsh and English origin. An independent French origin of the surname is said to derive from the phrase fleur-de-lis. Surname A Abe Ellis (Stargate), a fictional character in the TV series Stargate Atlantis Adam Ellis (born 1996), British speedway rider Adrienne Ellis (born 1944), American-Canadian actress Albert Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Alexander Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Allan Ellis (disambiguation) Alton Ellis (1938–2008), Jamaican musician Andrew Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Anita Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Annette Ellis (born 1946), Australian politician Arthur Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Atom Ellis (born 1966), American musician Aunjanue Ellis (born 1969), American actress B Ben Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Bill Ellis (1919–2007), English cricketer Boaz Ellis (born 1981), Israeli fencer Bob Ellis (born 1942), Australian writer and journalist Bobby Ellis (born 1932), Jamaican trumpeter Boogie Ellis (born 2000), American basketball player Brad Ellis, American composer and musical director Bret Easton Ellis (born 1964), American novelist Brian Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Bruce Ellis (born 1960), Australian computer scientist C C. P. Ellis (1927–2005), American Ku Klux Klan leader turned civil rights activist Caroline Ellis (born 1950), American actress Carson Ellis (born 1975), American artist Charles Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Chris Ellis (disambiguation), multiple 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 (gridiron football) (born 1961), former Canadian footballer D Dale Ellis (born 1960), retired American basketball player Dana Ellis (born 1980), Canadian pole-vaulter Daniel Ellis (disambiguation) or Dan Ellis, multiple people David Ellis (disambiguation) or Dave Ellis, multiple people DeGoy B. Ellis (1876–1949), American politician and lawyer Diane Ellis (1909–1930), American actress Dick Ellis (1895–1975), treacherous intelligence officer Dock Ellis (1945–2008), American baseball player Dock Ellis (born 1955) American radio DJ Don Ellis (1934–1978), American jazz trumpeter Dorothy Ellis (1935–2018), American blues singer Doug Ellis (1924–2018), English entrepreneur and chairman of Aston Villa Football Club Drew Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people E Earl Hancock Ellis (1880–1923), US Marine Corps intelligence officer Edgar C. Ellis (1854–1947), American politician and lawyer Edith Ellis (1861–1916), English author and women's rights activist Edmund Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Edward Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Edwin Ellis (disambiguation), multiple people Eleanor Joan Ellis (1904–1989), English artist Ellen Deborah Ellis (1878–1974), American Professor of history and political science Ellis Bell