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    The surname Michaelis

    A surname, carried by 3,222 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M242

    Michaelis: #10,006 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Michaelis #10,006, 3,222 people Michaelis: #10,006 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Michaelis #10,006, 3,222 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Michaelis is more common than 93.8% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,222 people named Michaelis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,824 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,108.

    #10,006
    rank among US surnames
    3,222
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #9,597)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,997Sword3,22595,735
    #9,998Jaques3,22495,765
    #10,001Dubon3,22395,794
    #10,006Cortinas3,22295,824
    #10,011Frawley3,22195,854
    #10,013Eisele3,22095,884
    #10,015Ducote3,21995,913

    Who is named Michaelis

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Michaelis identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Michaeliss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Margaret Michaelis-Sachs
      Australian photographer (1902-1985)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Michaelis

    Michaelis has the Soundex code M242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M242.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Michaelis?
    3,222 people in the United States had the surname Michaelis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,824 Americans. It ranked 10,006th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Michaelis?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Michaelis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Michaelis?
    Margaret Michaelis-Sachs, Australian photographer (1902-1985).
    Where is the surname Michaelis most common?
    Wikidata records people named Michaelis in Australia.
    Is the surname Michaelis getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,108 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,222 in 2010, up 3.7%.