Michaels History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Michaels Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mickelsen, Michelsen, Michielsen,Michaelsen, Michelsen, Mikkelsen, Michelsen, Michielsen and many more.

Early Notables of the Michaels family

Gödeke Michels (Gottfried Michaelsen) (died 1402), German pirate, one of the leaders of the Likedeeler, he raided shipping in the North and Baltic Sea near the end of the 14th century with help, prima...

Michaels Ranking

In the United States, the name Michaels is the 2,373^rd most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1 However, in South Africa, the name Michaels is ranked the 971^st most popular surname with an estimated 7,022 people with that name. 2

Michaels migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Michaels Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Carle Vallenthien Michaels, who sailed to Philadelphia in 1730
Carl Val Michaels, who arrived in America in 1730 3

Michaels Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John P Michaels, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1806 3
Johan Michaels, aged 26, who arrived in New York, NY in 1849 3
August Michaels, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 3

Michaels migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Michaels Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Michael Michaels, British convict who was convicted in London, England for life, transported aboard the "Calcutta" in February 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Michaels (post 1700) +

Lorne Michaels CM (b. 1944), born Lorne Lipowitz, a Canadian raised-American thirteen-time Emmy Award winning television producer, writer, comedian, and actor, best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live, the Late Night series and The Tonight Show; awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016
Alan Richard "Al" Michaels (b. 1944), American television play-by-play sportscaster for Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video and in an emeritus role for NBC Sports
Patrick J Michaels (1950-2022), American Research Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia
Mish Michaels (d. 2022), American broadcast meteorologist, environmental reporter and author, born in Kolkata, India
Lou Michaels (1935-2016), American NFL football player who played from 1958 to 1971, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992
Frankie Michaels (1955-2016), American singer and actor of stage, film and television, th youngest person to win a Tony award at age ten for his performance in Mame in 1966
William Mayes "Bill" Michaels (1876-1934), American bronze medalist for boxing at the 1904 Olympics
Leonard Michaels (1933-2003), American writer
Juanita Marcus Michaels, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1972
J. H. Michaels, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 28th District, 1895-98, 1905-06
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/calcutta