Carmichael is an sept and allied family of Clan Douglas. Name variants of Carmichael are: Carmichal Carmichel Carmicheal Carmicle Carmchael Carmickle Carmickael Carmitchal Carmiggelt Karmiggelt Kermicle.

Cadet families included those of Meadowflat in Lanarkshire and Balmedie in Fife. Many Carmichaels in Galloway became MacMichaels, and in Argyll some MacMichaels became ‘Carmichaels’, and it is this latter race only who are allied with the Appin Stewarts.