| ![Show Contents]() Michaels History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Michaels Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Rankingthe United States, the name Michaels is the 2,373rd most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1 However, in South Africa, the name Michaels is ranked the 971st most popular surname with an estimated 7,022 people with that name. 2
| Michaels migration to the United States | + |
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 4
Michaels Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John P Michaels, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1806 4
- Johan Michaels, aged 26, who arrived in New York, NY in 1849 4
- August Michaels, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 4
| Michaels migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia included the First Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: First Fleet - Mr. Michael Michaels, British settler convicted at Middlesex, England in 1788, sentenced to 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the ship "Neptune" leaving in 1789 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1790 3
Following the First Fleet, other convicts and early settlers arriving in Australia 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 5
| 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
- Hilly Michaels (1948-2025), American musician, best known for playing drums with Sparks in the 1970s, performed on Sparks' 1976 album Big Beat
- 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
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- "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
- Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
- 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
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