Collet is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Collet
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Presumably a hypocoristic of Nicolas, formed by apheresis. The rapprochement with collar (the two main sense) is however not excluded, but seems rare. It is in Brittany (22) the name is the most common, but is found in many other regions. Alternative: Colet (88).
How popular is Collet?
Collet is common in France.
Collet is ranked 15487 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Collet bearers increased by 2.210526 per cent in 2010 US census to 971 since 2000, the surname slipped by 817 spots and ranked at 25459. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
---|---|---|
White | 82.39 | 87.16 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11.74 | 9.26 |
Others | 2.47 | 1.47 |
Black | 1.75 | 0.84 |
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568
Thailand8
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Thailand.png)
615,517
Russia6
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Russia.png)
8,438
China5
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/China.png)
101,066
Zimbabwe5
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Zimbabwe.png)
381,097
Ukraine4
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Ukraine.png)
35,184
Poland3
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Poland.png)
6,270
Hong Kong3
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Hong Kong.png)
14,126
Colombia3
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Colombia.png)
3,340
Jamaica3
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Jamaica.png)
1,143
French Polynesia2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/French Polynesia.png)
20,186
Kenya2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Kenya.png)
18,035
Egypt2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Egypt.png)
5,217
Zambia2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Zambia.png)
89,020
Tanzania2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Tanzania.png)
14,521
Portugal2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Portugal.png)
1,848
Madagascar2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Madagascar.png)
147,165
Czech Republic2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Czech Republic.png)
34,572
Israel2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Israel.png)
1,169
New Caledonia2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/New Caledonia.png)
34,681
Norway2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Norway.png)
53,033
Nigeria1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Nigeria.png)
18,969
Wales1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Wales.png)
880
Djibouti1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Djibouti.png)
2,505
Congo1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Congo.png)
26,040
Trinidad and Tobago1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Trinidad and Tobago.png)
37,493
Austria1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Austria.png)
6,033
Benin1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Benin.png)
31,584
Peru1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Peru.png)
15,705
Cameroon1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Cameroon.png)
7,292
Vietnam1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Vietnam.png)
8,500
Dominican Republic1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Dominican Republic.png)
12,741
Ecuador1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Ecuador.png)
4,942
Libya1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Libya.png)
2,309
Monaco1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Monaco.png)
9,926
Ivory Coast1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Ivory Coast.png)
5,916
Mozambique1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Mozambique.png)
3,214
Niger1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Niger.png)
9,591
Panama1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Panama.png)
66,560
Philippines1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Philippines.png)
20,172
Hungary1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Hungary.png)
24,176
Qatar1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Qatar.png)
36,814
Romania1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Romania.png)
4,171
Rwanda1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Rwanda.png)
971
Seychelles1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Seychelles.png)
36,678
Singapore1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Singapore.png)
14,644
Tunisia1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Tunisia.png)
53,505
Turkey1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Turkey.png)
9,541
Turkmenistan1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Turkmenistan.png)
13,447
Uganda1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Uganda.png)
40,340
Malaysia1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Malaysia.png)
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
26,164
Sweden36
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Sweden.png)
15,412
Denmark34
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Denmark.png)
308,954
India34
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/India.png)
12,692
Scotland33
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Scotland.png)
21,901
Chile27
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Chile.png)
11,387
Ireland22
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Ireland.png)
24,534
New Zealand17
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/New Zealand.png)
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
478
Luxembourg99
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Luxembourg.png)
19,607
Greece98
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Greece.png)
3,517
Puerto Rico54
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Puerto Rico.png)
Countries with hundreds of Collet:
864
Switzerland990
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Switzerland.png)
10,195
Canada387
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Canada.png)
4,654
Venezuela376
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Venezuela.png)
15,141
Argentina358
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Argentina.png)
8,855
Netherlands319
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Netherlands.png)
11,841
Spain301
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Spain.png)
18,862
England285
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/England.png)
21,535
South Africa274
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/South Africa.png)
775
Mauritius274
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Mauritius.png)
17,962
Morocco268
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Morocco.png)
38,007
Italy224
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Italy.png)
13,930
Australia195
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Australia.png)
21,011
Mexico157
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Mexico.png)
Countries with thousands of Collet:
564
Belgium2,041
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Belgium.png)
7,448
Brazil1,876
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Brazil.png)
5,130
Germany1,782
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Germany.png)
23,918
United States1,297
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/United States.png)
Countries with ten thousands of Collet:
164
France22,006
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Immigrants to US
From Ireland
Immigrant John Collet and immigrant Elizabeth Collet from Great Britain aboard the Polander from London during the Irish famine. John is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in USA on August 22, 1849.
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Collet Namesakes
- Robert Collet, Horse trainer
- Johan Collett Falsen, Politician
- Annabella Colletti, Set decorator
- Annelise Collette, Actress
- Toni Collette, Actress
- Frédéric Justin Collet, Doctor
- Solenn Colléter, Novelist
- Anthony Collett, Author
- Cédric Collet, Soccer midfielder
- Bernt Johan Collet, Politician
- Emmanuel Collet, from 2013 sci-fi movie Heroes of the Dark: Intrusion, who portrayed the Alex Gallier.
- Vincent Collet characterized leading character of Portier in 2007 0 film Control X.
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