Find out how popular the last name Gilot is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gilot.

Gilot, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gilot surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gilot in America

Gilot is the 56710th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gilot surname appeared 360 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gilot.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gilot to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gilot

The surname Gilot has its origins in France, dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word 'giler', which means 'to deceive' or 'to cheat'. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who was considered a trickster or a person who engaged in deceptive behavior.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Gilot can be found in the Cartulaire de Saint-Père de Chartres, a medieval cartulary that contains records of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Père de Chartres. This document, dating back to the 12th century, mentions a person named Guillelmus Gilot.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various forms, such as Gillot, Gilot, and Gilloud, in different regions of France. For instance, in 1292, a certain Perrin Gilot was documented in the records of the Duchy of Burgundy.

The Gilot surname has also been associated with certain place names in France, such as Gillot-Villers, a commune in the Haute-Saône department. This suggests that some individuals may have adopted the name based on their place of origin or residence.

One notable figure bearing the surname Gilot was Jean Gilot (1515-1572), a French Catholic theologian and philosopher who was a professor at the University of Paris. Another prominent individual was Jacques Gilot (1590-1668), a French painter and engraver known for his religious and allegorical works.

In the 18th century, Louis Gilot (1722-1796) was a French painter and engraver who specialized in landscape and genre scenes. He became a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1785.

The 19th century saw the birth of François Gilot (1824-1892), a French architect who worked on several notable projects, including the restoration of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Reims after it suffered significant damage during World War I.

Another individual of note was René Gilot (1905-1980), a French painter and writer who was associated with the Surrealist movement. He was known for his collaborations with renowned artists such as Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gilot

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gilot.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gilot was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gilot has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gilot was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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