How common is the surname Mikels?

1,286 people in the United States had the surname Mikels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,082 Americans. It ranked 20,601st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mikels?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mikels identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mikels?

Ted V. Mikels, American film director (1929–2016).

Where is the surname Mikels most common?

Wikidata records people named Mikels in the United States.

Is the surname Mikels getting more or less common?

More common. 1,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,286 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Mikels

A surname, carried by 1,286 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). Mikels is more common than 87.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,286 people named Mikels in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 240,082 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,164.

#20,601

rank among US surnames

1,286

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+10.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,039)

Who is named Mikels

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

95% of people named Mikels identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mikelss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ted V. Mikels
American film director (1929–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mikels

Mikels 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 Mikels?: 1,286 people in the United States had the surname Mikels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,082 Americans. It ranked 20,601st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mikels?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mikels identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mikels?: Ted V. Mikels, American film director (1929–2016).
Where is the surname Mikels most common?: Wikidata records people named Mikels in the United States.
Is the surname Mikels getting more or less common?: More common. 1,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,286 in 2010, up 11%.