Guillot
A French surname that usually comes from a diminutive of Guillaume, and sometimes from Gilles or another old Germanic given name.
The #7,473 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 69,272 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Guillot is a French surname built with the diminutive suffix -ot. In many cases it is understood as a pet form of Guillaume, the French form of William, so the name originally meant something like "little Guillaume" or "son of Guillaume." Some older authorities also connect it with Gilles, the French form of Giles, or more broadly with Germanic personal names beginning with Will- or related elements.
History
The surname appears in medieval French records and was also carried into England in various spellings. Historical surname writers note several related forms, including Guillot, Guillotte, Guillemot, Guillard, and Guilmain, showing how widely the same naming base spread in French. In Britain, the name was sometimes recorded among occupational bynames or as an inherited surname in medieval documents.
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Fun fact
Older French surname studies treat Guillot as one of several family names that grew from the same Guillaume root, producing a whole cluster of related surnames.
From the historical record
“WILLOCKS, WiLLOCKS (Son). WILLOTT, the common French Guillot, f. the first element of one or other of the O.Teut. Will- names [v. under Wilier] -|- the Fr. dim. suff. -ot. Cp. Willatt, Willett.”
— Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary (2 vols in 1)