Gillet is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gillet
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Diminutive Gilles (see Gil), widespread especially in the Ardennes, Haute-Saône and Isère.

How popular is Gillet?

Gillet is common in France.

Gillet is ranked 18709 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gillet bearers increased by 4.456328 per cent in 2010 US census to 586 since 2000, the surname slipped by 525 spots and ranked at 37899. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.15 88.24
Black 5.29 4.63
Hispanic or Latino 3.41 2.5
Others 3.24 3.74
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.71 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.19 0
Gillet is quite popular family name mostly used in France while Luxembourg is ahead in terms of density. Around 27832 people have been found who wears Gillet as their family name. Gillet is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
361 Monaco8
95,557 Czech Republic6
7,031 China6
615,517 Russia6
9,053 Senegal5
8,411 Costa Rica4
1,014,159 India4
6,706 Lebanon3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
25,074 Greece3
1,169 New Caledonia2
2,617 Cambodia2
21,529 Singapore2
54,641 Sweden2
3,014 Taiwan2
14,521 Portugal2
34,572 Israel2
9,185 Hong Kong2
18,625 Japan2
19,093 Finland2
18,035 Egypt2
19,046 Ireland2
35,969 Denmark2
5,859 Mauritius2
28,232 Morocco2
168 Wallis and Futuna1
9,498 Iceland1
1,879 Belize1
7,941 Guatemala1
2,715 Gabon1
801 Cape Verde1
24,771 Colombia1
510 East Timor1
123,175 Tanzania1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
3,275 Nepal1
3,214 Niger1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
24,176 Qatar1
36,814 Romania1
3,307 Malta1
6,688 Malawi1
7,895 South Korea1
2,935 Madagascar1
16,283 Lithuania1
3,071 Jersey1
14,644 Tunisia1
29,774 Venezuela1
28,746 Algeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
18,457 Scotland20
7,162 Thailand15
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
67,110 Italy90
503 French Polynesia79
57,588 Argentina75
33,773 Spain69
13,832 United Arab Emirates69
5,257 Wales68
4,057 Panama65
33,928 Australia65
Countries with hundreds of Gillet:
34,178 United States845
15,276 Germany672
36,063 Brazil318
4,234 Switzerland279
20,346 England258
106 Luxembourg257
16,224 Canada227
4,859 Chile207
15,290 Netherlands182
23,602 Mexico131
43,624 South Africa110
Countries with thousands of Gillet:
215 Belgium4,024
Countries with ten thousands of Gillet:
196 France19,593
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Comments

L
Linnie Clough
 Gillet is a very family name common, diminutive gille, baptismal name, represents the Latin name Egidius, popularized by St Gilles, provencal century hermit life.

Gillet Namesakes

  • Alexandre Gillet, Film actor
  • Kenny Gillet, Soccer player
  • Guillaume Gillet, Soccer player
  • Ransom H. Gillet, U.S. representative
  • Claude Casimir Gillet, Author
  • Guillaume Gillet, Soccer player
  • Tim Gillet, Special Effects Artist
  • Ransom H. Gillet, U.S. representative
  • Guillaume Gillet, Soccer player
  • Guillaume Gillet, Architect
  • Murielle Gillet, from 0 drama movie Simply Gay 2: La Suite, who played the Murielle.
  • In 2018, Arthur Gillet played the role of N in drama movie Frig.
  • In 2016, Ariel Gillet characterized the role of Leo in drama and family film A Tale.

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