Collett Family Crest and Last Name Background

Collett began as an English family name. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “descendant of little Cole, a pet form of Nicholas (people, victory)”. Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name. The name also appears as Collette and Collet.

The 2010 US Census counted 8,064 people named Collett, ranking it number 4,404 among American surnames. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Colletti.

If a Collett family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows. Research your Collett family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.