The Michelena surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 387 people carried this name — #53,419 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is up 19% from 324 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Michelena surname
A surname from Basque.
Borrowed from Basque Mitxelena (literally “house of Michael/Miguel”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Michelena» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 942 people named Michelena 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 224 people named Michelena.
33 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
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.
Who carried it
People named Michelena,
with a public archive behind them.
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José Mariano Michelena 1772–1852 · military personnel -
José Mariano Michelena 1772–1852 · military personnel
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José Mariano Michelena 1772–1852 · military personnel
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Arturo Michelena 1863–1898 · painter -
Vera Michelena 1884–1961 · actor -
José Nicolás de Michelena 1767–1838 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Michelena.
- Michau 264 · U.S. census
- Michaud 14,910 · U.S. census
- Michaux 761 · U.S. census
- Miche 109 · U.S. census
- Micheau 421 · U.S. census
- Michel 25,578 · U.S. census
- Michelet 152 · U.S. census
- Micheletti 844 · U.S. census
- Micheletto 158 · U.S. census
- Micheli 625 · U.S. census
- Michelin 550 · U.S. census
- Michelini 491 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Michelena is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.