Michell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Michell 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

Michell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Michell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 274
Farmer 36
Living On Her Own Means 35
Living On Own Means 29
General Labourer 15
Domestic Servant 12
Dress Maker 12
Agricultural Labourer 10
General Servant Domestic 10
Carpenter 9
House Keeper 8
Tin Miner 8
Farm Labourer 7
Gardener 7
General Servant 7
Labourer 7
Carter 7
Laundress 5
Draper 5
Farmer's Son 5
Grocer 5
Clerk 5
Coal Miner 5
Wheelwright 4
Calico Weaver 4

Michell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Michell 100% 14,398
2 Machell 86% 3,802
3 Michel 86% 3,178
4 Michall 86% 526
5 Mchall 71% 513
6 Machill 71% 172
7 Muchall 71% 164
8 Michill 86% 131
9 Micholl 86% 110
10 Michaell 88% 103

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The surname Michell is the most popular version of all its varients

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