Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
MELLIS
There are approximately 746 people named Mellis in the UK. That makes it the 8,524th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 12 are named Mellis.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
MelhuishMellish
Mallis
Maillis
Malis
Malli
Mallios
Mallie
Maillie
Mali
Maehlis
Mallies
Mailis
Mahlis
Maalis
Maillies
Malies
Maelli
Malleys
Maleys
Mallise
Mallias
Mailies
Mahlies
Maells
Maliz
Maehli
Mailli
Maehliss
Maileys
The Mellis surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Sweet, from Mel, honey, or Gaelic, milis, sweet, or from Milidh, a soldier.