Editing Ellis (section)

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'''Ellis''' is a surname of [[Welsh people|Welsh]] and [[English people|English]] origin.<ref name=fb>{{cite web |url=http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/ellis |title=Ellis Surname Meaning and Distribution |publisher=forebears.co.uk}} Retrieved 21 January 2014</ref> An independent [[French people|French]] origin of the surname is said to derive from the phrase [[fleur-de-lis]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/millwoodfamilytr00elli|title=Millwood: A Family Tree|last=Ellis|first=F. O.|year=1909|location=Swampscott, Massachusetts|pages=[https://archive.org/details/millwoodfamilytr00elli/page/n9 4]|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> It has also been noted to be a [[Jews|Jewish]] surname.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ellis Surname Meaning, History & Origin |url=https://selectsurnames.com/ellis/ |access-date=2023-10-08 |website=Select Surnames |language=en-US}}</ref>

People with the surname include:
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