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 378
Agricultural Labourer 123
House Servant 69
Farm Labourer 59
Labourer 58
At Home 44
Wool Comber 38
Servant 34
Dress Maker 32
Farm Servant 27
Laundress 22
General Servant 20
Coal Miner 20
Shoe Maker 19
Pauper 18
Weaver 16
Tailor 14
Farmer 12
Hand Loom Weaver 12
Ag Lab 12
Power Loom Weaver 12
Carpenter 11
House Keeper 11
Farmers Son 11
Errand Boy 10

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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