Carmichael Forename
356,054th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 558 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru
Carmichael Forename Definition:
In Celtic, ‘friend of Michael,’ with especial reference to the Archangel St. Michael: with the Car, cf. Cara and Caradoc. Mainly Scottish, it has become also a surname.
Carmichael Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 277 | 1:1,308,798 | 25,078 |
| Philippines | 99% | 95 | 1:1,115,889 | 29,455 |
| Canada | 100% | 30 | 1:1,104,446 | 21,208 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 70% | 29 | 1:46,945 | 4,279 |
| Brazil | 75% | 18 | 1:11,902,009 | 138,646 |
| Barbados | - | 17 | 1:17,046 | 1,367 |
| South Africa | 100% | 17 | 1:3,207,803 | 80,389 |
| England | 100% | 12 | 1:4,633,577 | 43,450 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| Chile | 60% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Wales | 100% | 5 | 1:618,862 | 7,373 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Guyana | - | 3 | 1:254,421 | 14,062 |
| Grenada | 100% | 3 | 1:36,042 | 2,687 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 3 | 1:59,188,120 | 318,216 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Belgium | - | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 1 | 1:30,449,940 | 373,101 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| India | 100% | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| Ghana | 100% | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
Carmichael (47,842) may also be a surname.
Carmichael Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
In Celtic, ‘friend of Michael,’ with especial reference to the Archangel St. Michael: with the Car, cf. Cara and Caradoc. Mainly Scottish, it has become also a surname.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Celtic name, meaning: Michael’s stronghold.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
A Gaelic name: M'Gillemhicheil, Son of the gille of St Michael, Middle Gaelic Gillamichol (1467 MS.), Old Gaelic Gillemicel. The name Carmichael is really Lowland—from the Parish name of Carmichael in Lanark (Michael’s caer or cathair, q.v.).
— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
Carmichael Forename Popularity
Carmichael Demographics
Carmichael Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car-Michael | 95 | 2 | / |
| Carmichaela | 95 | 1 | / |
| Carmaichael | 95 | 1 | / |
| Cara-Michael | 91 | 1 | / |
| Karmichael | 90 | 23 | / |
| Carmicheal | 90 | 10 | / |
| Carmechael | 90 | 1 | / |
| Carmikhael | 90 | 1 | / |
| Carriemichael | 87 | 1 | / |
| Garymichael | 86 | 3 | / |
| Carmechaelo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gary-Michael | 82 | 2 | / |
| Garrymichael | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kariemichael | 82 | 1 | / |
| Coreymichael | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karmichaelle | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kermichael | 80 | 4 | / |
| Karmychael | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karmichail | 80 | 1 | / |
| Corey-Michael | 78 | 1 | / |
| Graymichael | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kerr-Michael | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kerrymichael | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kira-Michaela | 70 | 2 | / |
| Karmaychell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerri-Michaela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khermychaell | 64 | 1 | / |
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