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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : patronymic from the Yiddish personal name Mikhl (see Michael).
  • English : patronymic from the medieval personal name Michel (see Mitchell).
  • Dutch : patronymic from the personal name Michel, a Dutch variant of Michael.
  • Americanized spelling of Michelsen.

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