Gillett Family History
Gillett Name Meaning
from a pet form of the personal names Giles,
Julian, or William (see Gill 1).topographic
name for someone living at the top of a glen or ravine, from northern
Middle English gil(l) ‘glen’ + heved ‘head’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Gillett Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Gillett families
 77 - 151  26 - 76 |
 1 - 25  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Gillett families
|
312 - 622 105 - 311 |
1 - 104 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Gillett last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Gillett Family Origin
Gillett Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Gillett
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Gillett Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Gillett census records
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Gillett Civil War Service Records
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