Ellison is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

and

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. It may derive from "Son of

Elias Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

" in Norwegian. Ellison can also be spelled Ellisson, Elison, Elisson,

Ellyson Ellyson may refer to: * Edgar Ellyson (1869–1954), minister * Henry Keeling Ellyson (1923–1890), Virginia newspaperman, father of James Taylor Ellyson, grandfather of Theodore Gordon Ellyson. * James Taylor Ellyson (1847–1919), politician ...

, Ellysson, Elyson, and Elysson.

People with the surname

Andy Ellison Andrew Ellison (born 5 July 1945 in Finchley, London, England) is an English musician and vocalist, best known as the frontman in John's Children, Jet and Radio Stars. He attended Box Hill School in Surrey, where he met Chris Townson. John's ...

, British musician *

Atiyyah Ellison Atiyyah Ramadan Ellison h-TEE-ah(born September 29, 1981) is a former American football defensive lineman. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Missouri. Ellison has als ...

(born 1981), American football player *

Brooke Ellison Brooke Mackenzie Ellison (born October 20, 1978) is an American politician. She is known for being the first quadriplegic to graduate from Harvard University. History On September 4, 1990, at the age of 11, Brooke was hit by a car while walking ...

(born 1979), American politician *

Casey Ellison Casey Ellison (born March 2, 1976) is a former American child actor best known for his role as Allen Anderson on ''Punky Brewster''. In 1986 he left the show because he was disgruntled. Career Ellison had a recurring minor role on '' Mr. B ...

, American actor * Chase Ellison (born 1993), American actor * Chris Ellison (disambiguation), multiple individuals *

David Ellison David Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer and actor best known as the founder and CEO of Skydance Media. Early life and education David Ellison was born in Santa Clara County, California. He is the son of billionaire Ora ...

, American film producer *

Debbie Ellison Debbie (or Debby or Deb) is a feminine given name, commonly but not always short for Deborah (or Debra and related variants). Notable people *Debbie Allen, American actress, choreographer and film director *Debbie Armstrong, American athlete *De ...

, ''Playboy'' model * Eddie Ellison, English detective * Eileen Ellison, Grand Prix racer *

Frank Ellison Frank Cararas Ellison (March 14, 1887 – September 30, 1964) was an American model railroader who created the famous O scale Delta Lines model railroad in New Orleans, Louisiana and authored numerous articles from the 1930s to the 1950s. Mr. Elli ...

, American model railroader *

George Ellison (disambiguation) George Ellison may refer to: * George Ellison (academic) (died 1557), Master of University College, Oxford, England (1551–1557) * George Edwin Ellison (1878–1918), last British soldier to be killed in the First World War * George Ellison (baseb ...

, multiple individuals *

Glenn Ellison Glenn David Ellison (born 1965) is an American economist who is Gregory K. Palm Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an Elected Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory and American Aca ...

, American professor *

Grace Ellison Grace Mary Ellison (died 3 October 1935) was a British journalist. She wrote several books about Turkey. Though not herself a trained nurse, she was founder of the French Flag Nursing Corps during World War I. Early life Grace Mary Ellison was f ...

(died 1935), British journalist *

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...

, writer *

Harold John Ellison USS ''Harold J. Ellison'' (DD-864) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1983. She was then transferred to Pakistan and renamed ''Shah Jahan'' (D-164). The ship was finally sunk as a target in 1994. Namesake Harold John E ...

, US naval ensign *

James Ellison (actor) James Ellison (born James Ellison Smith; May 4, 1910 – December 23, 1993) was an American film actor who appeared in nearly 70 films from 1932 to 1962. Biography Ellison was born in Guthrie Center, Iowa, the son of Edward James Smith and Ona ...

James Ellison (footballer, born 1901) James Ellison (17 March 1901 – 5 January 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for various clubs, including Southampton and Rochdale, in the 1920s. Football career Ellison was born in St Helens, Lancashire a ...

James Ellison (motorcycle racer) James Desmond Ellison (born 19 September 1980) is an English motorcycle racer. After two seasons (2017 with McCams and 2018 with Tag) on a Yamaha R1, Ellison expected to retire at the end of 2018, but in 2019 again competed in the British Sup ...

James T. Ellison James T. Ellison born (c. 1861-1920s), better known as Biff Ellison, was a New York City gangster affiliated with the Five Points Gang and later a leader of the Gopher Gang. He was noted for his propensity for physical violence as well as a dappe ...

, New York gangster *

Jason Ellison Jason Jerome Ellison (born April 4, 1978) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He attended Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston, Idaho, and made his major league debut on May 9, . As of the season, he was an area scout for the Los Angeles An ...

, Major League Baseball outfielder *

Jennifer Ellison Jennifer Lesley Ellison (born 30 May 1983) is an English actress, former glamour model, television personality, dancer and singer. Ellison is perhaps best known for playing Emily Shadwick in the television soap opera ''Brookside'' until 2003, and ...

(born 1983), British actress * Jeremiah Ellison, member of the Minneapolis City Council * Joseph Ellison, Royal Navy officer. * Keith Ellison (football), American football player *

Keith Ellison Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 30th attorney general of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Ellison was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to ...

, member of the United States House of Representatives and Attorney General from Minnesota *

Larry Ellison Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American business magnate and investor who is the co-founder, executive chairman, chief technology officer (CTO) and former chief executive officer (CEO) of the American computer technology ...

, co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation * Lorraine Ellison, singer *

Matt Ellison Matt Ellison (born December 8, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Drafted in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), Ellison played for the Blackhawks minor teams with two ...

, Canadian ice hockey player *

Megan Ellison Margaret Elizabeth Ellison (born January 31, 1986) is an American film producer and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Annapurna Pictures, established in 2011. She produced the films ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), '' Her'' (2013), '' American Hu ...

, American film producer *

Mervyn A. Ellison Mervyn Archdall Ellison (5 May 1909 – 12 September 1963) was an Irish people, Irish astronomer. He was recognized as a world authority on solar physics and the effect of solar flares on the Earth. Life He was born at Fethard-on-Sea in Cou ...

, Irish astronomer *

Paul Ellison Paul Ellison (born October 17, 1941) is co-principal bass at the Grand Teton Festivals, and is Professor of Double Bass at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music. He was also on the faculty of The Colburn School Conservatory of Music in Los A ...

, bassist *

Pervis Ellison Pervis Ellison (born April 3, 1967) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his clutch play with the University of Louisville, after leading Louisville to a national championship, El ...

, American basketball player *

Peter T. Ellison Peter Thorpe Ellison (born 1951) is an American anthropologist who researches human reproductive ecology. His work has been recognized with a Guggenheim Fellowship and membership of the National Academy of Sciences, among other honors. He has als ...

(born 1951), American anthropologist *

Ralph Ellison Ralph Waldo Ellison (March 1, 1913 – April 16, 1994) was an American writer, literary critic, and scholar best known for his novel ''Invisible Man'', which won the National Book Award in 1953. He also wrote ''Shadow and Act'' (1964), a collecti ...

, Author of ''Invisible Man'' *

Richard Ellison (cricketer) Richard Mark Ellison (born 21 September 1959) is an English former cricketer who played in 11 Tests and 14 One Day Internationals (ODIs) from 1984 to 1986, playing a key role in the 1985 Ashes series. He was born in Willesborough in Kent. A ...

Richard Ellison (politician) Richard Ellison (1754 – 7 July 1827) was a British politician. He was the eldest son of Richard Ellison, banker, of Sudbrooke Holme, Lincolnshire. He was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1793 and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Li ...

(1754–1827), British Member of Parliament (MP) *

Riki Ellison Riki Morgan Ellison (born 15 August 1960) is a New Zealand-American former professional player of American football who was a linebacker for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was known as Riki Gray while playing college foo ...

, New Zealand-American football player * Robert Ellison (disambiguation), multiple individuals * Scott Ellison (born 1954), American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. *

Sheila Ellison Sheila Ellison is an American author and a speaker on issues relating to parenting and relationships. Biography Ellison appeared on CBS News in 2002 as a relationship consultant. In the same year, her book, ''The Courage to Love Again'', was f ...

, American author on parenting and relationships *

Thomas Ellison Thomas Rangiwahia Ellison, also known as Tom Ellison or Tamati Erihana (c. 1867 – 2 October 1904) was a New Zealand rugby union player and lawyer. He led the first New Zealand representative rugby team organised by the New Zealand Rugby ...

, New Zealand rugby player * Thomas Ellison (mutineer), English seaman * William Ellison-Macartney (1852–1924), British and Australian politician *

William Frederick Archdall Ellison Reverend William Frederick Archdall Ellison FRAS(28 April 1864 – 31 December 1936) was an Irish clergyman, Hebrew scholar, organist, avid amateur telescope maker, and, from 1918 to 1936, director of Armagh Observatory in Armagh, Northern Irela ...

, Irish astronomer and clergyman

People with the given name

* Ellison Barber, American journalist *

Ellison Brown Ellison Myers Brown (September 22, 1913 – August 23, 1975), widely known as Tarzan Brown, a direct descendant of the last acknowledged royal family of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island (also known as Deerfoot amongst his people), was a two- ...

(1913-1975), U.S. Olympian * Ellison Hatfield, the younger brother of

Devil Anse Hatfield William Anderson Hatfield (September 9, 1839 – January 6, 1921), better known as Devil Anse , was the patriarch of the Hatfield clan during the infamous Hatfield–McCoy feud which has since formed part of American folklore. Anse survived t ...

, murdered by three sons of Randolph McCoy during the Hatfield-McCoy feud * Ellison "Cotton Top" Mounts, the illegitimate son of Ellison Hatfield, whose hanging is often seen as the end of the Hatfield-McCoy feud. *

Ellison Onizuka was an American astronaut, engineer, and USAF test pilot from Kealakekua, Hawaii, who successfully flew into space with the Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' on STS-51-C. He died in the destruction of the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'', on which he wa ...

(1946-1986), American astronaut killed on the Space Shuttle Challenger * Ellison D. Smith (1864-1944), American politician * Ellison G. Smith (1854-1935), a justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court. *

Ellison Capers Ellison Capers (October 14, 1837 – April 22, 1908) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, theologian, college professor and administrator from South Carolina. Early life Capers was the son of a Methodist bishop. He was born ...

, Confederate general in the American Civil War.

People with the surname

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