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Origin and popularity of the name COLLET

Origin

Collet : 1: French and Breton: from a French pet form of the personal name Nicolas (see Nicholas compare Colle). This surname is also found in Germany where it is of Huguenot origin. Compare also Collette.2: English (western): variant of Collett.3: Manx: altered form of Corlett.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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Geographic distribution of the 657,180 individuals with the name COLLET on Geneanet.

 

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    (1,476 individuals)

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