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
Agricultural Labourer 225
Female Servant 113
Labourer 70
Male Servant 70
Independent 69
Farmer 36
Weaver 35
Shoe Maker 28
Coal Miner 19
Worsted Weaver 18
Dress Maker 16
Cotton Weaver 15
Ag Labourer 14
Gardener 14
Wool Comber 14
Tailor 13
Apprentice 10
Worsted Spinner 10
Ag Lab 9
Lab 8
Shoemaker 8
Carter 8
Potter 8
Blacksmith 7
In Worsted Factory 7

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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