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MICHAEL

in the US

There are 35,237 people with the last name "MICHAEL" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
MICHAEL 743
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  1. is 739th most common Conrad
  2. is 740th most common Mayer
  3. is 741st most common Mahoney
  4. is 742nd most common Donovan
  5. is 743rd most common Michael
  6. is 744th most common Livingston
  7. is 745th most common Frost
  8. is 746th most common Mclean
  9. is 747th most common Glass

Most Common First Names for MICHAEL

John, Robert, David, James, Mary, William, Richard

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Meaning & History

English, German, Dutch, and Jewish: from the personal name Michael, ultimately from Hebrew Micha-el ‘Who is like God?’. This was borne by various minor Biblical characters and by one of the archangels, the protector of Israel (Daniel 10:13, 12:1; Rev. 12:7). In Christian tradition, Michael was regarded as the warrior archangel, conqueror of Satan, and the personal name was correspondingly popular throughout Europe, especially in knightly and military families. In English-speaking countries, this surname is also found as an Anglicized form of several Greek surnames having Michael as their root, for example Papamichaelis ‘Michael the priest’ and patronymics such as Michaelopoulos.

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Recent Searches for "MICHAEL" in the US

Since June 2009
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John MICHAEL (476 searches)
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