Gillette Last Name Facts and Heraldry

The Gillette last name leaves a measurable trail in public statistics. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Gillette with 12,724 bearers, at rank 2,831. Between 1891 and 2000, 988 babies born in France were registered as Gillette, with the most births in 1951–1960.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Gillette family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Gillette line, if any, bore arms.

Surname origin

Census returns, passenger lists and civil registers are the best places to follow a Gillette line back. We don't publish a meaning for Gillette without a reliable source. Our researchers work it out from the records of each family.

Want more than a summary? See the Gillette family name pack.