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Early Origins of the Guittet family

The surname Guittet was first found in Languedoc where this illustrious family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Guittet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Guittet research. Another 316 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1289, 1299, 1488, 1500, 1517, 1523, 1562, 1573, 1588, 1600, 1621, 1648, 1717 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Guittet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Guittet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Guyon, Guyont, Guyond, Guyons, Guion, Guiont, Guiond and many more.

Early Notables of the Guittet family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon (known as Madame Guyon) (1648-1717), a French mystic and one of the key advocates of Quietism; Antoine...
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Guittet Ranking

In France, the name Guittet is the 5,506th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Guittet family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: C. Guion who settled in San Francisco in 1852; Isaac Guion, aged 25; settled in New York in 1710; Lewis Guion settled in New York in 1715; Louis Guion settled in New York with his father, Louis, in 1696.


Contemporary Notables of the name Guittet (post 1700) +

  • Françoise Guittet (1925-2009), née Françoise Gouny, a French fencer who competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics
  • Jack Guittet (b. 1930), French bronze medalist fencer in the team épée event at the 1964 Summer Olympics


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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