Veillet is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 7 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Veillet
No. of characters: 7
Origin: France
Meaning: Met especially in Savoy, is a nickname that could designate one who watches (probably a watcher, a sentry in principle attendant night surveillance). However, with such names beginning with Veil-, it is still possible that we have to deal with derivatives of "old" (= old), or from the Latin "villa" (= field and city, town) even "yolk" (= calf). It is therefore necessary to be careful.
How popular is Veillet?
Veillet is common in France.
Veillet is ranked 202497 on our list.
Veillet is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 1692 people have been found who wears Veillet as their family name. Veillet have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
20,541
Peru3
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26,532
Chile2
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12,745
Luxembourg1
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18,969
Wales1
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153,416
Italy1
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7,314
Bolivia1
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13,606
Senegal1
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279,271
Australia1
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Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
353,072
United States42
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83,908
England38
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52,530
Belgium22
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Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,965
Switzerland54
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Countries with hundreds of Veillet:
13,212
Canada288
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Countries with thousands of Veillet:
7,059
France1,237
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Veillet Namesakes
- Michel Veillette, Member of Parliament
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