How common is the surname Michaelson?

3,950 people in the United States had the surname Michaelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,163 Americans. It ranked 8,380th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Michaelson?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Michaelson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Michaelson?

Ingrid Michaelson, American singer-songwriter (born 1979).

Where is the surname Michaelson most common?

Wikidata records people named Michaelson in the United States.

How do you pronounce Michaelson?

Michaelson is /ˈmaɪkəlsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Michaelson getting more or less common?

More common. 3,779 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,950 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Michaelson

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,950 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmaɪkəlsən/ 3 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). Michaelson is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

From Michael + -son.

Michaelson 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 3,950 people named Michaelson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,163 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,779.

#8,380

rank among US surnames

3,950

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,080)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,373	Greenleaf	3,954	78,084
#8,375	Dunford	3,952	78,124
#8,377	Kalinowski	3,951	78,144
#8,380	Zuber	3,950	78,163
#8,383	Vierra	3,949	78,183
#8,385	Trost	3,948	78,203

Who is named Michaelson

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

94% of people named Michaelson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Michaelsons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ingrid Michaelson
American singer-songwriter (born 1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Michaelson

Michaelson 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 Michaelson come from?: From Michael + -son.
How common is the surname Michaelson?: 3,950 people in the United States had the surname Michaelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,163 Americans. It ranked 8,380th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Michaelson?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Michaelson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Michaelson?: Ingrid Michaelson, American singer-songwriter (born 1979).
Where is the surname Michaelson most common?: Wikidata records people named Michaelson in the United States.
How do you pronounce Michaelson?: Michaelson is /ˈmaɪkəlsən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Michaelson?: Michaelson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Michaelson getting more or less common?: More common. 3,779 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,950 in 2010, up 4.5%.