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GILLETT

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There are approximately 6,945 people named Gillett in the UK. That makes it the 1,538th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 110 are named Gillett.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Diminutive

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The Gillett surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

From Guillot, the French diminutive for William. The family may have come with William the Conqueror into England, from Gillette, a town in Piedmont, France. Gillette, the son of Giles.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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