{{Infobox surname | name = Michaelsen |image= |imagesize= |caption= | pronunciation =MĪ-kul-sen | meaning = "son of 'Who is like God'" | region = Denmark | origin = Michael | variant = Michaelson, Michelson, Mickelson, Michelsen, Mikkelsen | footnotes = }} '''Michaelsen''' is a Danish patronymic surname meaning "son of Michael". There are related English, German, Norwegian, Swedish and other Scandinavian spellings of this name. People with the name Michaelsen include:
==People== * Gottfried Michaelsen, aka Gödeke Michels (died 1402), German pirate * Helena Iren Michaelsen (born 1977), Norwegian singer * Helle Michaelsen (born 1968), Danish model, actress * Jacob Michaelsen (1899–1970), Danish boxer * Jan Michaelsen (born 1970), Danish football player * Kari Michaelsen (born 1961, née Markusen), American actress * Kirsten Michaelsen (born 1943), Danish swimmer * Lars Michaelsen (born 1969), Danish road bicycle racer * Melissa Michaelsen (born 1968), American actress * Michael Michaelsen (1899–1970), Danish Olympics boxer * Peter Michaelsen, inventor of Cannon shogi * Peter Michaelsen (born 1971), American actor, director, and producer also known as Peter Billingsley * Wilhelm Michaelsen (1860–1937), German zoologist
==See also== * Michaelson * Michelsen * Mickelson * Mikkelsen
{{surname}} Category:Danish-language surnames Category:Patronymic surnames Category:Surnames derived from given names