Michelson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Michel".
The prefix Michel-, a variant of Michael, comes from the Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל (mee-KHA-el), meaning "Who is like God?".
A common English language surname, there are other English and Scandinavian spellings.
It is rare as a given name.
People with the name Michelson include: