
Some of the Ellis family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.Īnother 172 words (12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. South Africa ranks Ellis as 747 th with 9,217 people. The United Kingdom ranks Ellis as 73 rd with 60,998 people. New Zealand ranks Ellis as 138 th with 3,494 people. Australia ranks Ellis as 88 th with 27,320 people. And in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Ellis is the 577 th popular surname with an estimated 80 people with that name. However, in Canada, the name Ellis is ranked the 233 rd most popular surname with an estimated 17,335 people with that name. In the United States, the name Ellis is the 114 th most popular surname with an estimated 191,499 people with that name. 1676), English Catholic divine Sir William Ellis (1609-1680), an English lawyer, judge.Īnother 63 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ellis Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Early Notables of the Ellis family (pre 1700)ĭistinguished members of the family include Thomas Ellis, Mayor of Norwich from 1460 to 1474 Sir Francis Ellis, an administrator of the English East India Company, and President of Bengal in 1693 John Ellis (1598-1665), a Welsh Anglican clergyman and religious writer, born at Gwylan, Maentwrog, Merionethshire Humphrey Ellis, D.D.
