Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
COLLETT
There are approximately 8,852 people named Collett in the UK. That makes it the 1,207th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 140 are named Collett.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Diminutive
Related and similar surnames
ColletteChollett
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Colato
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Cohlet
Colatt
Coalet
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Cholet
Colatte
Colate
Chollete
Colat
Cholliet
Colaite
Cholete
Coillett
Chollate
Choliet
Colatta
Colatti
Coillette
Chollat
The Collett surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COLET. COLLETT. "Acolyth, acolythus, in our old English called a colet, was an inferior church sei"vant, who next under the sub-deacon waited on the priests and deacons, and performed the meaner offices of lighting the caudles, carrying the bread and wine, and paying other servile attendance." Keunet's Parochial Antiq. Burn's Eccles. Law. See CoUett below.