The Ellis surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 181,934 people carried this name — #121 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,480 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 131 people named Ellis.
Most of them — 76 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
103 people named Ellis live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
47 people named Ellis have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 132 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 34 people named Ellis live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Ellis in American newspapers,
1891.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,271,940 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ellis.
- Ellena 406 · U.S. census
- Elles 327 · U.S. census
- Ellias 209 · U.S. census
- Ellie 197 · U.S. census
- Elliot 8,714 · U.S. census
- Elliott 132,457 · U.S. census
- Ellul 239 · U.S. census
- Elmaleh 100 · U.S. census
- Eloi 240 · U.S. census
- Eloy 142 · U.S. census
- Elsaesser 294 · U.S. census
- Elsass 553 · U.S. census
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