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The kellis Surname

kellis Name Meaning and History

  1. Scottish: patronymic based on Kelly as a personal name. Compare Kellison.
  2. Greek: descriptive nickname for a bald man, from kelis ‘bald’, a word of Turkish origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The kellis name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the kellis family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of kellis Families in the US in 1920
Number of kellis families
 13-24
 5-12		 1-4
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 22 - Messages: 72
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Kellis/Callais NC jwrchr 0
Curtis Bagwell married Vera Kellis in Hood County, TX abt 1905 gmbagwell 0
Who was Leon''s Father DavidMathias51 19
Kellis Info Mark Meyer 2
Kellis Kathy Helm 4
John Kellis Obit Michele 0
Samuel Kellis, wife Eunice, Kentucky, 1900's Shuri_1 2
Kellis family MS to TX brewjamb1 0
KELLIS - DOWNEY marriage Mar 30, 1879, Sumner Co., TN Maureen 0
Hello John Kellis 0
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