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    The surname Mikkelson

    A surname, carried by 2,383 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M242

    Mikkelson: #12,900 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Mikkelson #12,900, 2,383 people Mikkelson: #12,900 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mikkelson #12,900, 2,383 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mikkelson is more common than 92% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,383 people named Mikkelson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,562 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,289.

    #12,900
    rank among US surnames
    2,383
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #12,437)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,894Bross2,385129,453
    #12,897Dedrick2,384129,507
    #12,900Jacobus2,383129,562
    #12,904Leist2,382129,616

    Who is named Mikkelson

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

    94% of people named Mikkelson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Mikkelsons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tami Hoag
      American writer, born 1959

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Mikkelson

    Mikkelson 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 Mikkelson?
    2,383 people in the United States had the surname Mikkelson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,562 Americans. It ranked 12,900th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mikkelson?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Mikkelson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Mikkelson?
    Tami Hoag, American writer.
    Where is the surname Mikkelson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Mikkelson in the United States.
    Is the surname Mikkelson getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,383 in 2010, up 4.1%.