How common is the surname Michels?

7,225 people in the United States had the surname Michels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,733 Americans. It ranked 4,875th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Michels?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Michels identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Michels?

Ana Cláudia Michels, Brazilian model, followed by Birgit Michels.

Where is the surname Michels most common?

Wikidata records people named Michels in Brazil and Germany.

Is the surname Michels getting more or less common?

More common. 6,901 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,225 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Michels

A surname, carried by 7,225 people in the United States.

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). Michels is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,225 people named Michels in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,733 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,901.

#4,875

rank among US surnames

7,225

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,696)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,866	Sachs	7,248	42,597
#4,867	Guan	7,247	42,603
#4,868	Molloy	7,238	42,656
#4,870	Kester	7,237	42,662
#4,871	Harwell	7,234	42,680
#4,872	Knotts	7,232	42,692
#4,873	Bobbitt	7,230	42,703

Who is named Michels

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

95% of people named Michels identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Michelss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ana Cláudia Michels
Brazilian model, born 1981
Birgit Michels
Badminton player, born 1984

Notable Michelss come mostly from Brazil (1) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Michels

Michels 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 Michels?: 7,225 people in the United States had the surname Michels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,733 Americans. It ranked 4,875th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Michels?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Michels identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Michels?: Ana Cláudia Michels, Brazilian model, followed by Birgit Michels.
Where is the surname Michels most common?: Wikidata records people named Michels in Brazil and Germany.
Is the surname Michels getting more or less common?: More common. 6,901 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,225 in 2010, up 4.7%.