Gillett is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Gillett
No. of characters: 7
Origin: France
Meaning: From Guillot, the French diminutive for WIlliam. The family may have come with William the Conqueror into England, from Gillete, a town in Piedmont, France. Gillette, the son of Giles

How popular is Gillett?

Gillett is common in Canada.

Gillett is ranked 27575 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Gillett bearers increased by 4.27502 per cent in 2010 US census to 5293 since 2000, the surname slipped by 212 spots and ranked at 6421. The last name was found in around 18 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.07 87
Black 9.18 7.01
Hispanic or Latino 3.74 2.66
Others 1.55 2.27
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.91 0.65
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.55 0.41
Gillett is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Belize is ahead in terms of density. Around 18357 people have been found who wears Gillett as their family name. Gillett is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,367 Japan9
932 Bermuda9
82,942 Zimbabwe8
720,003 Russia4
10,542 China4
6,270 Hong Kong3
90,215 Germany3
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
34,572 Israel2
24,269 Peru2
12,172 Ghana2
35,969 Denmark2
11,224 Cameroon2
50,640 Switzerland2
26,123 Malaysia2
5,936 Bahrain2
15,162 Costa Rica1
810,193 Indonesia1
25,721 Egypt1
53,033 Nigeria1
2,190 Barbados1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
169,904 Brazil1
30,360 Thailand1
120,357 Argentina1
3,350 Fiji1
8,268 Mauritius1
1,819 Laos1
66,560 Philippines1
21,562 Portugal1
24,176 Qatar1
153,416 Italy1
36,678 Singapore1
3,071 Jersey1
2,057 Isle of Man1
573 Vanuatu1
7,292 Vietnam1
1,818 Guernsey1
7,790 Zambia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,642 Northern Ireland48
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
447,508 India18
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
41,230 Spain52
Countries with hundreds of Gillett:
7,365 South Africa877
2,341 New Zealand322
3,317 Scotland190
66,174 France147
2,912 Ireland142
27,127 Mexico105
3,682 Wales102
Countries with thousands of Gillett:
6,187 United States6,301
1,677 England4,716
1,210 Australia2,600
14 Belize1,531
4,165 Canada1,089
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Gillett Namesakes

  • Aden Gillett, Actor
  • Adora Gillette, David Gunn's wife
  • Aidan Gillett, Actor
  • Aimee Gillette, Film producer
  • Aimee Gillette, Film producer
  • Charlie Gillett, Radio presenter
  • Amy Gillett, Cyclist
  • Anita Gillette, Actress
  • Anita Gillette, Actress
  • Amy Gillett, Cyclist

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