Michaelson is an English

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

surname meaning "son of

Michael Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...

". There are varied English and Scandinavian spellings. It is rare as a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Ben Michaelson (born 1981), American swimmer * Ingrid Michaelson (born 1979), American singer/songwriter *

Isaac Michaelson Isaac Claude Michaelson ( he, יצחק קלוד מייכלסון, 1903–1982) was an Israeli ophthalmologist and member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Biography Michaelson was born in 1903 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingd ...

(1903–1982), Scottish-born Israeli ophthalmologist *

M. Alfred Michaelson Magne Alfred Michaelson (September 7, 1878 – October 26, 1949) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Background Magne Alfred Michaelson was born at Kristiansand in Vest-Agder, Norway. In October 1885, Michaelson immigrated to the United Stat ...

(1878–1949), American politician *

Ron Michaelson Ron Michaelson is an American actor. Career He is known for appearing in commercials for Ditech.com, where he plays a character known as "Ned the Banker." The commercials intend to show that Ned is unable to close a mortgage deal, even with hi ...

, American actor *

Scott Michaelson Scott Michaelson is an Australian retired actor and talent manager who is most famous for playing Brad Willis in ''Neighbours''. He took over the role from Benjamin Grant Mitchell, who had been a guest character and later played Brad's cousin ...

(born 1968), Australian actor

Fictional characters

Jack Michaelson This is a comprehensive list of characters from the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'' in alphabetical order by the character's surnames. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y {{Brookside ...

, fictional character in the British soap opera, Brookside, played by actor Paul Duckworth * Louis Michaelson, a character played by

Fred Savage Frederick Aaron Savage (born July 9, 1976) is an American actor and director. He is known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series ''The Wonder Years'' (1988 to 1993). He has earned several awards and nominations, such as ...

in the 1986 American fantasy drama film ''

The Boy Who Could Fly ''The Boy Who Could Fly'' is a 1986 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Nick Castle. It was produced by Lorimar Productions for 20th Century Fox, and released theatrically on August 15, 1986. The film stars Lucy Deakins as 14-y ...

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{{surname, Michaelson English-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names

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