Micheli Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Micheli is usually a form of Miceli. It grew out of a personal name: “from Micheli, a southern form of Michele”. The extra “h” in Micheli is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Other spellings include Micelli.

Arms linked to Miceli and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Micheli surname pack.