# Michiels (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/michiels/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 390 |
| US rank (2010) | 53,072 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 791,655 people |
| Change since 2000 | -26.3% (529 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Michiels in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Michiels in Belgium.

## People named Michiels

- Ivo Michiels, Belgian writer (1923-2012)
- Alexis Michiels, Belgian cyclist (1893–1976)
- Edmond Michiels, Belgian water polo player
- Bart Michiels, Belgian chess player
- Githa Michiels, Belgian female cyclist

## Similar surnames

Michaels, Michels, Michaelis, Mickelson, Michalski, Michaelson, Michalak, Michelson, Mickelsen, Michalek, Michalik, Michalowski.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.