Ellison Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Ellison is an established spelling of the Welsh and English surname Ellis. It grew out of a personal name: “From Elias ("my God is Yahweh")”.

Spelling and variants

Ellison adds -on to the root of Ellis, a familiar way of forming related surnames. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Elis and Elliss.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Ellison family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Get the complete Ellison report, with a museum-style coat of arms.