Michaud Family

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About the Michaud surname

The surname Michaud is associated with a patronymic formation. Michaud is a patronymic or diminutive form derived from the given name Michel. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.

Pronunciation: Mi-cho/miʃo/

Most frequent given names among the Michaud family

Men

  1. 1Joseph11,971
  2. 2Pierre9,057
  3. 3Jean-Baptiste7,745
  4. 4François4,702
  5. 5Louis3,733

Women

  1. 1Marie5,930
  2. 2Marie-Anne4,255
  3. 3Madeleine3,100
  4. 4Geneviève2,753
  5. 5Marguerite2,648
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The Michaud name in our genealogy archives

390,725occurrences in our collections
10collections containing this name
2,503 3,2491881 → 1901people enumerated
1667First mention of the name
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