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    The surname Gillet

    A patronymic surname, carried by 586 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex G430

    Gillet: #37,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Gillet #37,899, 586 people Gillet: #37,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Gillet #37,899, 586 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gillet is more common than 76.6% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Gillett.

    Gillet is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 586 people named Gillet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 526,870 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 561.

    #37,899
    rank among US surnames
    586
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.5%
    change since 2000 (was #37,374)

    Who is named Gillet

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    85% of people named Gillet identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
    • Two or more races 3.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Gillets

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jean-François Gillet
      Belgian association football player (born 1979)
    • Guillaume Gillet
      Belgian association football player and trainer, born 1984
    • Antoine Gillet
      Belgian sprinter, born 1988
    • Pierre-Antoine Gillet
      Belgian basketball player (born 1991)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Gillet

    Gillet has the Soundex code G430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G430.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Gillet come from?
    Variant of Gillett.
    How common is the surname Gillet?
    586 people in the United States had the surname Gillet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 526,870 Americans. It ranked 37,899th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Gillet?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Gillet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Gillet?
    Jean-François Gillet, Belgian association football player (born 1979), followed by Guillaume Gillet.
    Where is the surname Gillet most common?
    Wikidata records people named Gillet in Belgium.
    What type of surname is Gillet?
    Gillet is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Gillet getting more or less common?
    More common. 561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 586 in 2010, up 4.5%.
    What are other spellings of Gillet?
    Gillett and Gillette.