indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name & from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsWillett, Willet, Wiletts, Willetts
Meaning & History
Occasionally a Habitational name from Willet in Elworthy. Probably a compound of Old English wiell will 'spring' + an unrecorded gīete 'stream'.(Ancestory.com) Or is a varation of the given name William.