Mikkelsen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Mikkelsen Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Mikkelsen family

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Mikkelsen Ranking

In the United States, the name Mikkelsen is the 15,117^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Mikkelsen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mikkelsen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jens Mikkelsen, aged 36, who arrived in New York, NY in 1869 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Mikkelsen (post 1700) +

Jenn Mikkelsen, American Democratic Party politician, Member, Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008 3
Laila Mikkelsen (1940-2023), Norwegian film director and producer
Helmer Mikkelsen (1930-1989), Norwegian politician, County Mayor of Finnmark (1983-1987)
Dag Martin Mikkelsen (b. 1986), Norwegian professional poker player
Caroline Mikkelsen (1906-1990), Norwegian explorer and adventurer, the first woman to set foot on Antarctica on 20 February 1935, eponym of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen, Antarctica
Andreas Mikkelsen (b. 1989), Norwegian rally driver
Ejnar Mikkelsen (1880-1971), Danish polar explorer and author, known for his exploration to Greenland, eponym of the HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen
Jens Kramer Mikkelsen (b. 1951), Danish politician, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen (1989-2004)
Henriette Mikkelsen (b. 1980), Danish gold medalist team handball player at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Brian Arthur Mikkelsen (b. 1966), Danish politician, Minister of Economic and Business Affairs (2010-2013), Justice Minister of Denmark (2008-2010)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html