Michaelson

Michaelson is an English patronymic surname meaning "son of Michael". There are varied English and Scandinavian spellings.^[1] It is rare as a given name. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ben Michaelson (born 1981), American swimmer
• Ingrid Michaelson (born 1979), American singer/songwriter
• Isaac Michaelson (1903–1982), Scottish-born Israeli ophthalmologist
• M. Alfred Michaelson (1878–1949), American politician
• Ron Michaelson, American actor
• Scott Michaelson (born 1968), Australian actor

Michaelson

Pronunciation	MĪ-kul-son
Origin
Word/name	Michael
Meaning	"son of 'Who is like God'"
Region of origin	Hebrew
Other names
Variant forms	De Michele, Di Michele, De Micheli, Michaels, Michaelsen, Michalopoulos, Míchalou, Michalovič, Michałowicz, Michelson, Mickelson, Miguélez, Mihăilescu, Mihailović, Mihajlovski, Mihál(y)fi, Mihál(y)ffy, Mihál(y)fy, Mihovilović, Mijailović, Mika(y)elian, Mika(y)elyan, Miķelsons, Mikhaylov, Mikhaylovsky, Mykhaylenko, Mykolavičius, Papamichail

Fictional characters

• Jack Michaelson, fictional character in the British soap opera, Brookside, played by actor Paul Duckworth
• Louis Michaelson, a character played by Fred Savage in the 1986 American fantasy drama film The Boy Who Could Fly

See also

• Michelson (disambiguation)
• Mickelson
• Michaelsen
• Michelsen