Mitchel Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Mitchel Name Meaning: Derived from a nickname, meaning 'Big'. In few cases the surname was adopted as an equivalent of 'Mulvihill'.

The surname itself withholds many independant origins,mainly from middle english & old french personal name 'Michael'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Mitchel Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mitchel family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 421
Agricultural Labourer 64
Domestic Servant 37
Labourer 37
Coal Miner 35
Dress Maker 25
General Labourer 24
Laundress 23
Farm Labourer 20
General Servant 18
Cotton Weaver 17
General Servant Domestic 15
Carpenter 12
House Keeper 12
Farm Servant Indoor 12
Worsted Weaver 10
Charwoman 9
Woollen Weaver 9
Housemaid 7
Annuitant 7
Butcher 7
File Cutter 7
Servant 6
Servant Domestic 6
Cotton Operative 6

Mitchel Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mitchell 88% 304,690
2 Mitchel 100% 18,267
3 Mitchall 75% 2,383
4 Michall 57% 526
5 Mitchele 88% 352
6 Mitchael 88% 276
7 Michal 71% 250
8 Mitchal 86% 216
9 Mitshell 75% 196
10 Mitcheal 88% 191
11 Mittchell 78% 102
12 Matchel 86% 100

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The surname Mitchel is the 2nd most popular variant of Mitchell.

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