Ellison - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Ellison \e-lli-son\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "son of Ellis". Author Ralph Ellison.

Ellison has 5 variant forms: Elison, Elisson, Ellson, Ellyson and Elson.

Baby names that sound like Ellison are Allison, Alison, Allyson, Allson and Allisoun.

Ellison is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ellison. Click here to compare Ellison with related baby names.