'''Corlett''' is a surname of Manx origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic ''Mac Thorliot'', derived from an Old Norse personal name composed of two elements: the name ''Þórr'' and ''ljótr'' meaning "bright".<ref name="Corlett">{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Corlett-family-history.ashx|title=Corlett Name Meaning and History|accessdate=16 December 2008|work=Ancestry.com}}</ref> Another opinion is that the Old Norse ''Þorliótr'' may mean "Thor-people".<ref name="Reaney"/> The name appears earliest in records as ''Corlett'' in 1504 and ''MacCorleot'' in 1511.<ref name="Reaney">{{cite book |last=Reaney |first=Percy Hilde |author2=Wilson, Richard Middlewood |title=A Dictionary of English Surnames |type=PDF |edition=3rd |year=2006 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |isbn=0-203-99355-1 |page=746}}</ref>
==People==
*Andrew Corlett, Deputy Deemster of the Isle of Man *Ann Corlett, Manx politician *Charles H. Corlett (1889–1971), American major general *Claire Corlett (born 1999), Canadian actress, daughter of Ian *E. C. B. Corlett, British author, naval architect and consultant *George Milton Corlett, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado *Ian James Corlett (born 1962), Canadian animation voice artist, writer, and musician *John Corlett (attorney general) (born 1950), Her Majesty's Attorney General for the Isle of Man and ex officio Member of the Legislative Council *Marama Corlett, Maltese actor and dancer *Sam Corlett, Australian actor, environmentalist and model *Samuel Corlett (1852–1921), English cricketer *Simon Corlett (born 1950), cricketer *William Corlett (1938–2005), English children's writer *William Wellington Corlett (1842–1890), Delegate from the Territory of Wyoming
==References== {{reflist}} {{surname}} Category:Surnames of Manx origin Category:Manx-language surnames