Michelin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The distinguished surname Michelin can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Venice. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. The most common type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name. During the Middle Ages, Italians adopted the patronymic system of name-making because it perfectly complemented the prevailing Feudal System. In Italy the popularity of patronymic type of surname is also due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Michelin came from the personal name Michele, or Michael in English. If the suffix of the name is "i," the surname denotes the plural form of the name.

Early Origins of the Michelin family

The surname Michelin was first found in such areas as Bassano, Verona, Trentino, Vicenza, and even Florence and Bologna. The Michieli family in Venice dates back to 697, where they played an instrumental role in the election of the new doge in the same year. The next record shows Vitale Michieli, who was one of the first tribunes of Venice in 869. This specific lineage went on to produce three more doges: Vitale, Domenico and Vitale II in 1096, 1118, and 1156, respectively. Also among the descendents were nine generals, eleven caretakers of the huge Venetian cathedral of Saint Mark, a cardinal, much chivalry and many senators. One of the earliest records of the family was Domenico Michele, the 35th Doge of Venice who reigned from 1117 to 1130.

Early History of the Michelin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Michelin research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1390, 1423, 1434, 1440, 1451, 1472, 1508, 1604, 1655, 1665, 1679, 1698 and 1737 are included under the topic Early Michelin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Michelin Spelling Variations

Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Michelin include DeMicheli, DeMichelis, Megale, Megali, Megalini, Megalizzi, Miai, Miale, Miali, Micale, Micalella, Micaletti, Micaletto, Micali, Micalini, Micalizio, Micalizzi, Micalli, Micallo, Micarelli, Micela, Miceli, Micella, Micelli, Micello, Michela, Michelacci, Michelbgnoli, Michelbn, Michelbngeli, Michelbngioli, Michelani, Michelassi, Michelato, Michelazzi, Michelazzo, Michele, Micheletti and many more.

Early Notables of the Michelin family

Prominent among members of the family was

Micheletto Corella (died 1508), Italian condottiero. Piero Adamo DeMicheli, born in Mantova in 1440, was another noteworthy member of the Michelin heritage. He was an aristocrat of the court and owned a larg...
Giovanni Battista Michelini (1604-1655), an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Foligno and Rome, painted mainly religious and mythological subjects

Michelin Ranking

In France, the name Michelin is the 3,564^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Michelin family

Immigrants bearing the name Michelin or a variant listed above include: Achille Micheli, aged 28 who arrived at Ellis Island from Iona in 1906; Adolfo Micheli, aged 44 who arrived at Ellis Island from Montreal, Canada in 1909.

Contemporary Notables of the name Michelin (post 1700) +

Édouard Michelin (1859-1940), French industrialist, co-founder of the Michelin company in 1889
François Michelin (1926-2015), French heir and business executive, CEO of Michelin from 1955 to 1999

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/