How common is the surname Gillette?

12,724 people in the United States had the surname Gillette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,265 Americans. It ranked 2,831st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gillette?

King Camp Gillette, American entrepreneur (1855–1932), followed by William Gillette.

Where is the surname Gillette most common?

Wikidata records people named Gillette in the United States.

Is the surname Gillette getting more or less common?

More common. 12,414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,724 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Gillette

A surname, carried by 12,724 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gillette is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,724 people named Gillette in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,265 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,414.

#2,831

rank among US surnames

12,724

people in 2010

4.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,674)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,822	Schofield	12,790	24,140
#2,823	Jauregui	12,783	24,153
#2,824	Main	12,776	24,166
#2,825	Tavares	12,766	24,185
#2,826	Barone	12,758	24,200
#2,828	Rees	12,754	24,208
#2,829	Pedraza	12,748	24,219

Who is named Gillette

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

87% of people named Gillette identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gillettes

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

King Camp Gillette
American entrepreneur (1855–1932)
William Gillette
American actor, inventor and writer (1853-1937)
Anita Gillette
American actress, born 1936
Jim Gillette
American singer, born 1958
Francis Gillette
American politician (1807-1879)
Guy Gillette
American politician (1879-1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Gillette

Gillette 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 Gillette come from?: Alternative form of Gillett. * Razor brand: invented by American businessman King C. Gillette.
How common is the surname Gillette?: 12,724 people in the United States had the surname Gillette in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,265 Americans. It ranked 2,831st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gillette?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Gillette identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gillette?: King Camp Gillette, American entrepreneur (1855–1932), followed by William Gillette.
Where is the surname Gillette most common?: Wikidata records people named Gillette in the United States.
Is the surname Gillette getting more or less common?: More common. 12,414 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,724 in 2010, up 2.5%.
What are other spellings of Gillette?: Gillet and Gillett.