Billett Surname
Approximately 3,508 people bear this surname
Billett Surname Definition:
(French-Teut.) = Bill (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.
Billett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 942 | 1:384,776 | 33,914 |
| England | 854 | 1:65,244 | 7,591 |
| Australia | 713 | 1:37,862 | 4,936 |
| South Africa | 487 | 1:111,248 | 13,382 |
| Canada | 220 | 1:167,480 | 16,862 |
| New Zealand | 95 | 1:47,667 | 7,746 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:59,510 | 5,360 |
| Jamaica | 48 | 1:59,791 | 3,201 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 627 | 1:38,876 | 4,976 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:332,574 | 25,759 |
Billett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Teut.) = Bill (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et.
Armorially identified with Bellet.
From the Old Norse, from the French, Belet; a personal name.
Billett Demographics
Billett Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Billett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Billett Come From? nationality or country of origin
Billett occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Billett? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 129,054th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,077,408 people. The last name Billett occurs mostly in The Americas, where 28 percent of Billett live; 27 percent live in Northern Europe and 27 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Billett is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 942 people, or 1 in 384,776. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 20 percent live.
Billett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Billett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Billett last name rose 624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 578 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 825 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Billett Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Billett last name are 16.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.01% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Billett earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.08% more than the national average, earning 540,166 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning R 256,008 per year; in United States they earn 3% less than the national average, earning $41,853 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $46,518 CAD per year.
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Billett Reference & Research
Billet FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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