Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
COLLETT
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COLET. COLLETT. "Acolyth, acolythus, in our old English called a colet, was an inferior church sei"vant, who next under the sub-deacon waited on the priests and deacons, and performed the meaner offices of lighting the caudles, carrying the bread and wine, and paying other servile attendance." Keunet's Parochial Antiq. Burn's Eccles. Law. See CoUett below.
Surname type: Diminutive
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English