Michel Family History
Michel Name Meaning
French Walloon German Dutch West Indian (mainly Haiti) Seychellois and Mauritian: from the personal name Michel (see Michael ). Basque: Castilianized form of Mitxel from the personal name Mitxel an equivalent of Michael . Polish: from a variant of the personal name Michał (see Michael ). Germanized form of Sorbian Michał Czech and Slovak Michal ‘Michael’. English and Scottish: variant of Mitchell . American shortened form of Greek patronymics from the personal name Michael e.g. Michelakis Michelakakis or Michelakos.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022