# Celis (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/celis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,546 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,170 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 55,670 people |
| Change since 2000 | +52% (3,649 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Celis in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 7.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 84% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 7.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Celis in Belgium and Venezuela.

## People named Celis

- Nick Celis, Belgian basketball player (born 1988)
- Pierre Celis, Belgian brewer (1925–2011)
- Richard Celis, association football player

## Similar surnames

Callis, Collis, Calise, Clewis, Coles, Collazo, Close, Clough, Clouse, Clegg, Cowles, Click.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.