How common is the surname Michaels?

17,528 people in the United States had the surname Michaels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,614 Americans. It ranked 2,057th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Michaels?

Gianna Michaels, American pornographic actress & model, followed by Sean Michaels.

Where is the surname Michaels most common?

Wikidata records people named Michaels in the United States.

How do you pronounce Michaels?

Michaels is /ˈmaɪkəlz/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Michaels getting more or less common?

More common. 16,696 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,528 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Michaels

A patronymic surname, carried by 17,528 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmaɪkəlz/ 2 syllables Soundex M242

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Michaels is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

Variant of Michael with patronymic genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Michaels is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,528 people named Michaels in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,614 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,696.

#2,057

rank among US surnames

17,528

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #1,994)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,048	Mallory	17,578	17,564
#2,049	Cavanaugh	17,577	17,565
#2,050	Jaimes	17,573	17,569
#2,051	Culver	17,566	17,576
#2,052	Hope	17,562	17,580
#2,053	Begay	17,553	17,589
#2,054	Argueta	17,540	17,602

Who is named Michaels

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

92% of people named Michaels identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Michaelss

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gianna Michaels
American pornographic actress & model, born 1983
Sean Michaels
American pornographic actor, born 1958
Jillian Michaels
American personal trainer, reality show personality, actress, talk show host and entrepren, born 1974
Trina Michaels
American pornographic actress, born 1983
William Michaels
Boxer, 1876–1934
Beverly Michaels
American model and film actress (1928-2007)
Holly Michaels
American pornographic actress, born 1990
Devon Michaels
American pornographic actress, born 1969
Al Michaels
American television sportscaster, born 1944
Patrick Michaels
American climatologist (1950–2022)
Julie Michaels
American actress (born 1970)
Mimi Michaels
Actress, born 1983

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Michals
Micheals

Surnames that sound like Michaels

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

Questions

Where does the surname Michaels come from?: Variant of Michael with patronymic genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
How common is the surname Michaels?: 17,528 people in the United States had the surname Michaels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,614 Americans. It ranked 2,057th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Michaels?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Michaels identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Michaels?: Gianna Michaels, American pornographic actress & model, followed by Sean Michaels.
Where is the surname Michaels most common?: Wikidata records people named Michaels in the United States.
How do you pronounce Michaels?: Michaels is /ˈmaɪkəlz/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Michaels?: Michaels is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Michaels getting more or less common?: More common. 16,696 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,528 in 2010, up 5.0%.
What are other spellings of Michaels?: Michals and Micheals.