The Michaelis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,222 people carried this name — #10,006 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 91,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,108 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
107 people named Michaelis have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 149 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
88 people named Michaelis live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 69 people named Michaelis.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Somme.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 50 people named Michaelis live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Michaelis.
- Micciche 842 · U.S. census
- Miccoli 141 · U.S. census
- Miceli 4,708 · U.S. census
- Mich 436 · U.S. census
- Michael 40,736 · U.S. census
- Michaeli 165 · U.S. census
- Michal 865 · U.S. census
- Michalak 3,983 · U.S. census
- Michalek 1,991 · U.S. census
- Michalik 1,687 · U.S. census
- Michalowski 1,416 · U.S. census
- Michalski 6,914 · U.S. census
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