Last Name GILLETT

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Meaning	Gillott. The name has two distinct origins, one masculine, the other feminine, both of the baptisimal or personal class. The first is 'the son of William,' from the North French Guille (English Will), and diminutive Guill-ot (English Willott or Willett). In France the double diminutive Guillotin will be forever remembered as the surname of the doctor who invented the murderous instrument that bears his name. The second origin is 'the son of Juliana,' popularly Gilliam, nickname Jill or Gill, diminutive Gillot. 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.'

Origin	English, Falkland

Rank	6,209 (2000 US census)	7,837 (1990 US census)

Count	5,076 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

87%, or 4416 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
7.01%, or 356 total occurrences, as black,
0.65%, or 33 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.41%, or 21 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.27%, or 115 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.66%, or 135 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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