Ely

The surname of ELY was a baptismal name 'the son of Elie or Ellis'. It was also a locational name 'of Ely' the capital of the Fen district. Local names usually denoted where a man held his land, and indicated where he actually lived. Early records of the name mention Reginald filius Elye, 1273, County Lincoln. Robarte Barrongton and Jone Ely were married at St. Dionis Backchurch, London in the year 1560.