Ouellet Surname

16,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Vatican City

Ouellet Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller at the eye, or source, of the little stream or fountain.

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Ouellet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31,1931:1,18179
United States1,3251:273,55425,627
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
France311:2,142,668174,004
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vatican City11:1174
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Ouellet (46) may also be a first name.

Ouellet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller at the eye, or source, of the little stream or fountain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The name is adapted from the Old French word, oeil, meaning 'eye', which was used as a metaphor to refer to the source of a spring or fountain. The name comes from an original family in Normandy who lived in a place called Quilly-le-Basset.

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Ouellet Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ouellet Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ouellet occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouellet? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ouellet is the 16,980th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 222,943 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ouellet are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Gallo-North America. Ouellet is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 46 people.

The last name Ouellet is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 31,193 people, or 1 in 1,181. In Canada Ouellet is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 91 percent reside, Ontario, where 3 percent reside and New Brunswick, where 3 percent reside. Not including Canada Ouellet exists in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent reside.

Ouellet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ouellet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ouellet surname increased 1,152 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ouellet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ouellet surname are 11.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ouellet earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning $40,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.14% less than the national average, earning $40,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouellete93149/
Ouellett93119/
Gouellet9322/
Wouellet933/
Ouelllet932/
Ouiellet931/
Ouelle921,670/
Ouelet9244/
Oullet9243/
Oellet922/
Ouellette8837,377/
Ouelletts881/
Goullet86415/
Gouelle86346/
Houelle86146/
Houllet8642/
Ouelett8634/
Woellet869/
Ouellit866/
Oullete865/
Ouelete863/
Oullett862/
Ouielle862/
Gouelet862/
Outllet861/
Oyellet861/
Huellet861/
Oiellet861/
Voellet860/
Aouelet860/
Ouele831,262/
Oulet83113/
Oulle83102/
Uelle838/
Oelle831/
Ouellettte823/
Ouelleette822/
Ouelllette822/
Ouiellette822/
Oouellette821/
Houellette821/
Ouelette80828/
Houelete80419/
Oullette80254/
Houyelle8070/
Houselle8049/
Houelleu8027/
Autellet8023/
Houellez8010/
Oysellet8010/
Owellett802/
Ousselle801/
Owelleth801/
Goullett801/
Auellett801/
Uellette801/
Houllete801/
Ahouelle801/
O'Ouellette781/
Goulet7726,708/
Bellet777,964/
Houlle77719/
Gouele77636/
Houlet77377/
Vellet77361/
Houele77328/
Wellet77267/
Oullie77267/
Oueled77213/
Huelle77212/
Owelle77177/
Yellet77111/
Goulle7799/
Goelet7754/
Aullet7734/
Ouelea7726/
Outlet7717/
Oullez7716/
Ueller7710/
Ouelli779/
Woelle776/
Oulete776/
Ouyele775/
Ouella775/
Owelet775/
Oyelle774/
Ouelie774/
Ouellé774/
Goelle774/
Ojelle773/
Oulett772/
Voelle772/
Oelley772/
Ouelly772/
Oillet772/
Oulley771/
Auelet771/
Wuelle771/
Oueles771/
Oueley771/
Ojelet771/
Vuelle771/
Eillet771/
Uhelle771/
Uillet771/
Euelle770/
Ahouelete75146/
Housselle7511/
Owellette755/
Houelette754/
Outllette753/
Wuellette753/
Houllette752/
Auellette751/
Oyellette751/
Howeellet751/
Oule738,020/
Oele73815/
Uele7390/
Viollet712,463/
Vuillet711,399/
Huillet711,044/
Bellett71447/
Goulley71429/
Gowelle71375/
Hueller71327/
Wuelleh71218/
Oulette71213/
Ouellaj71170/
Ahouele7191/
Gaullet7174/
Wellete7172/
Goulett7168/
Viellet7165/
Euillet7155/
Goullee7134/
Houslet7122/
Auselle7120/
Houllez7120/
Oyelete7119/
Houlett7116/
Ehoulet7114/
Vellete7112/
Goellee7111/
Hoellge7111/
Houlete7111/
Houlles7110/
Ouhelli719/
Wellett718/
Ouielhe718/
Eallett717/
Howelle716/
Woellie715/
Velliet715/
Ahouelette715/
Yelleit713/
Oyeslle713/
Outelli713/
Yellett712/
Eucelle712/
Goillet712/
Houlley712/
Goyelle712/
Houella712/
Hoillet712/
Uesller712/
Ouesley711/
Ouleete711/
Ouselli711/
Outleet711/
Owelley711/
Howelet711/
Vueller711/
Huelles711/
Ohouele711/
O'Gelle711/
Uillett711/
Velleit711/
Goullei711/
Gouelei711/
Gouelli711/
Ahouelethe711/
Ayellet711/
Goulled711/
Oueslei711/
Goielle711/
Wellets710/
D'Oulle710/
Houeles710/
Vellett710/
Ouselly710/
Goelett710/
Welletz710/
Oullist710/
Outlett710/
Euselle710/
Heallet710/
Eillett710/
Goullea710/
Woelley710/
Houle6729,850/
Belle6727,246/
Welle678,887/
Ouled676,495/
Yelle674,798/
Goule673,556/
Velle671,722/
Aulet671,421/
Houlette67913/
Oules67677/
Owele67527/
Oulla67442/
Ojele67321/
Oyele67319/
Ouchelli67280/
Heuillet67260/
Oulli67260/
Oulei67200/
Ealet67188/
Hauwelle67174/
Velleste67115/
Ouley67112/
Oehle67108/
Wellette6787/
Ouely6786/
Ouela6779/
Eulet6775/
Vuilliet6769/
Oueli6764/
Oille6754/
Howelley6749/
Wuilliet6748/
Goele6747/
Houlliot6746/
Oulea6739/
Ouler6734/
Eoule6729/
Oully6720/
Howelett6720/
Oilet6719/
Aujollet6718/
Ealle6717/
Uyele6716/
Ousselly6715/
Uelee6714/
Oulee6713/
Aelle6712/
Uille6711/
Auseller6711/
Eilet6710/
Howeller679/
Vellette679/
Euele678/
Ohule678/
Uelli677/
Ujele676/
Oelee676/
Uylet675/
Yelet674/
Haullett673/
Eille673/
Oulit673/
Eylet672/
Eulle672/
Aulle672/
Howelles672/
Uelly672/
Oelea671/
Oeled671/
Ouleette671/
Ousle671/
Outle671/
Outlette671/
Ouylette671/
Eylle671/
Belleïtt671/
Auele671/
Vllet671/
Howelete671/
Ielle671/
Ouleh671/
Oulez671/
Wllet671/
Eullette671/
Oelli671/
Oelly671/
Huesller671/
Welletts670/
Oillette670/
Goillett670/
Houslett670/
Bllet670/
Oeyle670/
Viollett670/

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