The Ouellet Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

Ouellet is a spelling of the French surname Ouellette. The name is usually explained as “Little Hoel”. Records show Ouellet as one of the forms Ouellette took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Ouelette.

In the 2010 US Census, 893 Americans gave Ouellet as their last name (rank 27,110).

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Ouellet, so the heraldry linked to Ouellette is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Ouellet report, with a museum-style coat of arms.