Ellison

English

"son of Ellis"

Ellison Origin and Meaning

The name Ellison is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Ellis".

Updates Ellis -- but also has a lot of feminine potential thanks to Allison/Ellie similarity.

Ellison Rank in US Top 1000

# 968 in the US

Ellison Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1704 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ellison

• 1704 Nameberry 2025
• 923 Unique 2023
• 970 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Ellison

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Famous People Named Ellison

• Ellison DuRant "Cotton Ed" Smith U.S. Senator from South Carolina
• Ellison Shoji Onizuka American astronaut
• Ellison Myers Brown American marathon runner
• Ellison Hatfield American murdered in the Hatfield,McCoy feud
• Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts son of Ellison Hatfield
• Franklyn Vincent Ellison Seales American actor
• Beckham Ellison Holley (b. 2010) son of sports journalist Michael Holley
• Larry Ellison founder of American company Oracle
• Ralph Ellison American author of "Invisible Man"
• Harlan Ellison American author