How common is the surname Michie?

1,417 people in the United States had the surname Michie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,887 Americans. It ranked 19,166th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Michie?

Donald Michie, British artificial intelligence researcher (1923–2007), followed by John Michie.

Where is the surname Michie most common?

Wikidata records people named Michie in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Myanmar.

Is the surname Michie getting more or less common?

More common. 1,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,417 in 2010, up 3.1%.

Is Michie also a first name?

Yes. Michie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Michie

A surname, carried by 1,417 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Michie is more common than 88.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,417 people named Michie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 217,887 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,374.

#19,166

rank among US surnames

1,417

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #18,526)

Who is named Michie

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

85% of people named Michie identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or more races 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Michies

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donald Michie
British artificial intelligence researcher (1923–2007)
John Michie
Actor, born 1956

Notable Michies come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and Myanmar (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Michie

Michie has the Soundex code M200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M200.

Questions

How common is the surname Michie?: 1,417 people in the United States had the surname Michie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 217,887 Americans. It ranked 19,166th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Michie?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Michie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Michie?: Donald Michie, British artificial intelligence researcher (1923–2007), followed by John Michie.
Where is the surname Michie most common?: Wikidata records people named Michie in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Myanmar.
Is the surname Michie getting more or less common?: More common. 1,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,417 in 2010, up 3.1%.
Is Michie also a first name?: Yes. Michie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.