How common is the surname Mickelson?

7,267 people in the United States had the surname Mickelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,486 Americans. It ranked 4,850th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mickelson?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Mickelson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mickelson?

Phil Mickelson, American professional golfer, followed by Anna Mickelson.

Where is the surname Mickelson most common?

Wikidata records people named Mickelson in the United States.

Is the surname Mickelson getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,405 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,267 in 2010, down 1.9%.

The surname Mickelson

A surname, carried by 7,267 people in the United States.

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). Mickelson 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 7,267 people named Mickelson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,486 Americans. That is down 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,405.

#4,850

rank among US surnames

7,267

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.9%

change since 2000 (was #4,430)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,845	Sasser	7,272	42,457
#4,846	Sherry	7,271	42,463
#4,849	Hildreth	7,269	42,474
#4,850	Hornsby	7,267	42,486

Who is named Mickelson

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

96% of people named Mickelson identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mickelsons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phil Mickelson
American professional golfer, born 1970
Anna Mickelson
American rower, born 1980
Tim Mickelson
American rower (1948–2017)
George S. Mickelson
American politician (1941-1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mickelson

Mickelson 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 Mickelson?: 7,267 people in the United States had the surname Mickelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,486 Americans. It ranked 4,850th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mickelson?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Mickelson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mickelson?: Phil Mickelson, American professional golfer, followed by Anna Mickelson.
Where is the surname Mickelson most common?: Wikidata records people named Mickelson in the United States.
Is the surname Mickelson getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,405 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,267 in 2010, down 1.9%.