Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
TALLIS
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
TALLIS. O. Fr. taillis, " a copse, grove, underwood ; such wood as is felled or lopped every seven or eight _years." Cotgrave. It may be regarded as the Fr. equi\'alent of the English Shaw.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English