How common is the surname Mikkelsen?

2,150 people in the United States had the surname Mikkelsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. It ranked 14,006th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mikkelsen?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mikkelsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Mikkelsen?

Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player (1928–2013).

Where is the surname Mikkelsen most common?

Wikidata records people named Mikkelsen in the United States.

Is the surname Mikkelsen getting more or less common?

More common. 2,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,150 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Mikkelsen

A surname, carried by 2,150 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). Mikkelsen is more common than 91.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,150 people named Mikkelsen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,032.

#14,006

rank among US surnames

2,150

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,690)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,997	Heimann	2,153	143,402
#14,004	Schmalz	2,151	143,536
#14,006	Dingess	2,150	143,603
#14,014	Randel	2,149	143,669

Who is named Mikkelsen

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

95% of people named Mikkelsen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mikkelsens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vern Mikkelsen
American basketball player (1928–2013)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mikkelsen

Mikkelsen 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 Mikkelsen?: 2,150 people in the United States had the surname Mikkelsen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,603 Americans. It ranked 14,006th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mikkelsen?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Mikkelsen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Mikkelsen?: Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player (1928–2013).
Where is the surname Mikkelsen most common?: Wikidata records people named Mikkelsen in the United States.
Is the surname Mikkelsen getting more or less common?: More common. 2,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,150 in 2010, up 5.8%.