Given name & surname
Collett
Collett is a surname. It is used in English and French.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In French usage, Collett as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Nicolas. In English usage, Collett as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Coll.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Collett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 0 boys · 41 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 as a first name in 2020; 7,741 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Collett’s family of names
In French usage, Collett as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Nicolas. In English usage, Collett as a surname has a related form in Collette. In English usage, Collett as a surname has a related form in Collette.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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