The Michaux surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 761 people carried this name — #30,630 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted. That is up 22% from 623 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,852 people named Michaux.
88 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 81 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 2,719 people named Michaux 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 Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 162 people named Michaux live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Mendoza.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
50 people named Michaux live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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.
Who carried it
People named Michaux,
with a public archive behind them.
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André Michaux 1746–1802 · botanist -
François André Michaux 1770–1855 · physician -
Antoine Michaux 1770–1847 · military officer -
Étienne Michaux 1771–1850 · military officer -
Maximilien Michaux 1808–1890 · physician -
Clovis Michaux 1788–1874 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Michaux.
- Michalik 1,687 · U.S. census
- Michalowski 1,416 · U.S. census
- Michalski 6,914 · U.S. census
- Michas 184 · U.S. census
- Michau 264 · U.S. census
- Michaud 14,910 · U.S. census
- Miche 109 · U.S. census
- Micheau 421 · U.S. census
- Michel 25,578 · U.S. census
- Michelena 387 · U.S. census
- Michelet 152 · U.S. census
- Micheletti 844 · U.S. census
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