De Chellis Family History
De Chellis Surname Meaning
Italian: patronymic from the personal name Chello a short form of Rustichello itself a pet form of a nickname from rustico ‘country dweller rustic’.
It is formed with the Latin ablative plural suffix -is imparting the broader sense ‘belonging to of’ in this case ‘member of the Chelli family’.
Compare Chellis.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
