Kellis
English
editEtymology
editA variant of Kelly or from Greek Κέλλης (Kéllis), a nickname for a bald man, from Turkish kel (“bald”).
Proper noun
editKellis (plural Kellises)
- A surname from Greek.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kellis is the 33772th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 674 individuals. Kellis is most common among White (91.54%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kellis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 290.