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    The surname Mickelsen

    A surname, carried by 2,322 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmɪkəlsən/ 3 syllables Soundex M242

    Mickelsen: #13,166 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mickelsen #13,166, 2,322 people Mickelsen: #13,166 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mickelsen #13,166, 2,322 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mickelsen is more common than 91.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,322 people named Mickelsen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,965 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,533.

    #13,166
    rank among US surnames
    2,322
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +51.5%
    change since 2000 (was #17,073)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,158Cannella2,325132,794
    #13,160Neuhaus2,324132,851
    #13,165Pettyjohn2,323132,908
    #13,166Ziemer2,322132,965
    #13,171Tedeschi2,321133,023

    Who is named Mickelsen

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

    94% of people named Mickelsen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mickelsen

    Mickelsen 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 Mickelsen?
    2,322 people in the United States had the surname Mickelsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,965 Americans. It ranked 13,166th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mickelsen?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Mickelsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Mickelsen?
    Mickelsen is /ˈmɪkəlsən/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Mickelsen getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,322 in 2010, up 52%.