22:
287:
153:
from the twelfth century on. During the period of
Christian revival at this time, the name rapidly became established as one of the most popular baptismal names, and within a generation as one of the earliest surnames. Part of this popularity was due to the conviction that the name was originally the
148:
Recorded in over two hundred spellings, some examples of which are shown below, this is a
European medieval surname of crusader, but ultimately biblical origins. Deriving from the ancient Hebrew name Michael (meaning "Who is like God?"), it was introduced from the Holy Land by returning warriors from
157:
A large range of spellings have developed in every
Christian country of the Western Hemisphere. These spellings include Michael (England), Mitchell (Scotland), Miell Miall, Mitchel, Micheau and Michel (France), Michele and Micheli (Italy), Miguel (Portugal and Spain), Miell and Michal (Poland),
158:
Michel (Hungary); with diminutives
Michelet, Michelin (France), Mische, Mish, Misisch and Miscke (Germany), Michalik and Mielnik (Poland), Michaley (Czech), Miko (Hungary); and patronymics such as Michaelson, Mikkelson, Mikhalkov, Michaeliewicz, and many more.
144:
word "mħallef", which means 'judge', and thus its origin is not certain. This surname is found in various
Medieval records, normally as Makluffi. Prior to the late 15th century, most people bearing this surname were of the Jewish faith.
251:
336:
86:
310:
105:
58:
65:
43:
72:
306:
54:
39:
246:
Farrugia, A. (2021) The Story Of A Maltese
Musician: A biography of Maestro Antonio Micallef 1867,
140:, Michael means "Who is like God?"). However, another possible derivation for the surname is the
32:
133:
309:
intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
8:
227:
79:
331:
247:
209:
204:
197:
141:
132:
since ancient times, and its origins probably lie in the name Micali, a variant of
167:
179:
173:
137:
221:
215:
122:
325:
191:
266:
185:
314:
21:
150:
296:
125:
129:
203:
Richard
Micallef (born 1989), Maltese musician, member of
46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
154:war cry of the archangel in his defeat of Satan.
323:
267:"Surname Database: Micallef Last Name Origin"
283:
176:(born 1969), Maltese painter and musician
170:(1867-1940) Maltese musician and composer
106:Learn how and when to remove this message
182:(born 1961), Canadian hockey goaltender
324:
44:adding citations to reliable sources
15:
13:
259:
14:
348:
295:This page lists people with the
285:
218:(born 1962), Australian comedian
194:(1923–2003), Maltese philosopher
20:
212:(born 1997), Maltese footballer
188:(born 1969), Maltese politician
31:needs additional citations for
240:
1:
271:The Internet Surname Database
234:
224:(born 1961), Welsh footballer
7:
200:(born 1954), Maltese artist
10:
353:
230:(born 1956), Maltese judge
128:. It has been recorded in
337:Maltese-language surnames
161:
313:by adding the person's
222:Constantinous Micallef
40:improve this article
228:Joseph R. Micallef
318:
252:979-8-5125-7445-4
116:
115:
108:
90:
344:
317:(s) to the link.
304:
289:
288:
280:
278:
277:
254:
244:
210:Roxanne Micallef
198:Luciano Micallef
168:Antonio Micallef
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
352:
351:
347:
346:
345:
343:
342:
341:
322:
321:
320:
319:
303:
294:
290:
286:
275:
273:
265:
262:
260:Further reading
257:
245:
241:
237:
180:Corrado Micalef
174:Andrew Micallef
164:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
350:
340:
339:
334:
292:
291:
284:
282:
281:
261:
258:
256:
255:
238:
236:
233:
232:
231:
225:
219:
216:Shaun Micallef
213:
207:
201:
195:
189:
183:
177:
171:
163:
160:
114:
113:
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
349:
338:
335:
333:
330:
329:
327:
316:
312:
308:
307:internal link
301:
298:
272:
268:
264:
263:
253:
249:
243:
239:
229:
226:
223:
220:
217:
214:
211:
208:
206:
202:
199:
196:
193:
192:John Micallef
190:
187:
184:
181:
178:
175:
172:
169:
166:
165:
159:
155:
152:
146:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
124:
120:
110:
107:
99:
88:
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
60:
57: –
56:
52:
51:Find sources:
45:
41:
35:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
299:
293:Surname list
274:. Retrieved
270:
242:
186:Ian Micallef
156:
149:the various
147:
118:
117:
102:
93:
83:
76:
69:
62:
50:
38:Please help
33:verification
30:
326:Categories
315:given name
276:2017-06-27
235:References
66:newspapers
55:"Micallef"
205:Firelight
96:June 2017
332:Surnames
300:Micallef
151:Crusades
119:Micallef
297:surname
142:Maltese
134:Michael
126:surname
123:Maltese
80:scholar
305:If an
250:
162:People
138:Hebrew
82:
75:
68:
61:
53:
130:Malta
121:is a
87:JSTOR
73:books
311:link
248:ISBN
136:(in
59:news
42:by
328::
302:.
269:.
279:.
109:)
103:(
98:)
94:(
84:·
77:·
70:·
63:·
36:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
