How common is the last name Ellis?

182,308 people in the United States have the last name Ellis, about 1 in 1,640. It ranks #137 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ELLIS

#137

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
182,308
About
1 in 1,640
This common or more
19.2%
Who bears it

Of the 182,308 people with the last name Ellis, 67.4% reported their origin as White, 23.1% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ellis

#135 Bryant · 184,727#136 Gibson · 182,917#138 Aguilar · 180,700#139 Murray · 179,133

Spelled almost the same

6 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ellis, most common first.

#21,262 Ells · 1,255#51,779 Elis · 434#59,630 Elles · 366#78,873 Ellias · 261#113,565 Ellig · 164#119,572 Ellies · 153

Also a first name

As a first name, Ellis ranks #1,374 of 53,615, with 25,901 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 1,832 births. See Ellis as a first name

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