Ellison

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Proper noun

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    • “I think allowing this moniker, ‘Defund the police,’ to ever get out there, was not a good thing,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) told The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel on Thursday. - 2021 November 5,...
  2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    • Ellison D. Smith

    1. A male given name transferred from the surname.

    2. A female given name transferred from the surname.

      • Ellison Barber
  3. A township in Warren County, Illinois, United States.

Origin

From Ellis + -son.

Forms

Ellisons Ellyson Elison