Meaning of Last Name

Ely is the surname of: * Arthur V. Ely (1912-1942), United States Navy officer and Navy Cross recipient * Eugene Burton Ely, aviation pioneer * Janet Ely, American diver * Joe Ely, honky-tonk/country musician * John Ely (disambiguation) * Melvin Ely, American basketball player * Michael Ely, author * Richard T. Ely, American economist * Ron Ely, stage name of American actor Ronald Pierce * Smith Ely, Jr., New York City mayor * William Ely, American politician The following names are also referring to Ely: * Saint Ermenilda of Ely, daughter of King Eorcenberht of Kent and Saint Seaxburh of Ely. * Nicholas of Ely, Lord Chancellor of England, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord High Treasurer in the 13th century * Saint Seaxburh of Ely, Anglo-Saxon princess, abbess and saint * Marquess of Ely (also Earl of Ely), a title in the peerage of Ireland