# Gillett (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gillett/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,293 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,421 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 58,331 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.3% (5,076 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Gillet, Gillette |

## Etymology

From Gill + -et. From a medieval diminutive of the given name Gill.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gillett in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gillett in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Gillett

- Tyler Gillett, American film director, cinematographer, writer and producer
- George N. Gillett, Jr., American businessman
- James Gillett, American politician (1860–1937)
- Jarred Gillett, Australian soccer referee
- Burt Gillett, American animator and film director (1891–1971)
- Frederick H. Gillett, American politician (1851–1935)
- Aden Gillett, British actor

## Similar surnames

Gillette, Gildea, Gillet, Guillot, Gullett, Gullette, Gould, Gold, Gault, Goulet, Guild, Galati.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.