# Gillette (surname)

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

A surname, variant of Gillett.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,724 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,831 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 24,265 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (12,414 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Gillet, Gillett |

## Etymology

Alternative form of Gillett. * Razor brand: invented by American businessman King C. Gillette.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gillette 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) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gillette in the United States.

## People named Gillette

- King Camp Gillette, American entrepreneur (1855–1932)
- William Gillette, American actor, inventor and writer (1853-1937)
- Anita Gillette, American actress
- Jim Gillette, American singer
- Francis Gillette, American politician (1807-1879)
- Guy Gillette, American politician (1879-1973)

## Similar surnames

Gillett, Gillet, Gullett, Goulette, Gullette, Gould, Gold, Gault, Goulet, Guillot, 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.