The Michelin surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 477 people carried this name — #42,757 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,481 people named Michelin.
44 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 72 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Michelin live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Michelin in American newspapers,
1892–1960.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 18,314 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Michelin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jules Michelin 1817–1870 · artist -
Henri Michelin 1847–1912 · lawyer -
André Michelin 1853–1931 · engineer -
Édouard Michelin 1859–1940 · entrepreneur -
Marcel Michelin 1886–1945 · businessperson
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 42 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Michelin.
- Michel 21,487 · U.S. census
- Michelena 324 · U.S. census
- Michelet 146 · U.S. census
- Micheletti 842 · U.S. census
- Micheletto 135 · U.S. census
- Micheli 874 · U.S. census
- Michelini 456 · U.S. census
- Michelis 144 · U.S. census
- Michelle 794 · U.S. census
- Michelon 171 · U.S. census
- Michelotti 430 · U.S. census
- Michels 6,901 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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