Elis Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Many Elis families will find their roots under Ellis, the form most records use. It grew out of a personal name: “From Elias ("my God is Yahweh")”.

• Other spellings include Elliss and Ellison.
• Elis drops the “l” of Ellis, a simplification that clerks often made.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Elis family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Want more than a summary? See the Elis family name pack.