Meaning: Son of Ellis; a separate Scots route also exists
The story
Ellison is used as a surname-style given name related to Ellis. A separate Scots form of Alison is also documented, so the spelling does not establish one name family in every case.
Nicknames
- El
- Ellie
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Ellison comes from English.
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