Ennis is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin. The Irish surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic patronym Ò hAonghuis (descendant of Angus). The Scottish surname is a spelling variation of the surname Innes. The surname Eanes can also be a variation of "Ennis" or "McInnis". Notable people with the surname include:
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Arts and entertainment
Andy Ennis (1938–2024), American jazz musician
Catherine Ennis (1955–2020), British organist and music director
Ethel Ennis (1932–2019), American jazz musician
Garth Ennis (born 1970), Northern Irish comics writer
George Pearse Ennis (1884–1936), American artist
Helen Ennis, Australian curator, historian and critic of art
Jacob Ennis (1728–1770), Irish artist
Jessie Ennis, American actor
John Ennis (actor) (born 1964), American actor
John Ennis (artist) (born 1953), American artist
John Ennis (poet) (born 1944), Irish poet
John Wellington Ennis (born 1973), American filmmaker and activist
John Matthew Ennis, known as J. Matthew Ennis (1864–1921), organist and academic in Adelaide, South Australia
Kerron Ennis (born 1982), Jamaican singer
Séamus Ennis (1919–1982), Irish folk musician and singer
Seth Ennis (born 1992), American country singer
Skinnay Ennis (1907–1963), American jazz and pop music bandleader and singer
Sue Ennis, American songwriter
Politics and military
Baxter Ennis, American politician
Bruce Ennis (born 1939), American politician
Charles D. Ennis (1843–1930), American soldier
Cornelius Ennis (1813–1899), American entrepreneur
George Ennis (born 1953), Northern Irish politician
George Francis Macdaniel Ennis (1868–1993), British lawyer and colonial judge
Helena McAuliffe-Ennis (born 1951), Irish politician
Jeffrey Ennis (born 1952), British politician
Michael E. Ennis, American general
Sir John Ennis, 1st Baronet (1800–1878), Irish politician
Sir John Ennis, 2nd Baronet (1842–1884), Irish politician
Nicholas Ennis (1815–1881), Irish politician
Sinéad Ennis, Northern Irish politician
William Ennis, multiple people
Sport
Akeem Ennis-Brown (born 1995), English boxer
Al Ennis (1897–1958), American football executive and tennis player
Del Ennis (1925–1996), American Major League baseball player
Delloreen Ennis-London (born 1975), Jamaican sprint hurdler
Dylan Ennis (born 1991), Canadian basketballer
Ethan Ennis (born 2004), English footballer
Frank Ennis (born 1955), Irish rugby union player
Glen Ennis (born 1964), Canadian rugby player
James Ennis (cricketer) (1900–1976), Irish cricketer
James Ennis III (born 1990), American basketballer
Jaron Ennis (born 1997), American boxer
James Ennis (basketball) (born 1990), American professional basketball player
Jessica Ennis (born 1986), British heptathlete
Jessie Ennis (1908–2006), English motorcyclist
Jim Ennis (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
John Ennis (baseball) (born 1979), American Major League baseball player
Michael Ennis (born 1984), Australian rugby league player
Other
Bruce Ennis (1940–2000), American lawyer
Edward Ennis (1908–1990), American lawyer
Lawrence Ennis (1871–1938), Scottish engineer
Madeleine Ennis, Northern Irish pharmacologist
