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The michel Surname

michel Name Meaning and History

  1. French, German, and Dutch: from the personal name Michel (see Michael).
  2. Basque: variant from the personal name Mitxel, equivalent of Michael.
  3. Polish: from a variant of the personal name Michal (see Michael).
  4. Greek: shortened form of any of various patronymic derivatives of Michael, for example Michelakis, Michelakakis, or Michelakos.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The michel name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the michel family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of michel Families in the US in 1920
Number of michel families
 156-309
 53-155		 1-52
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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