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 353
Agricultural Labourer 78
Labourer 69
Domestic Servant 34
General Servant 34
Laundress 25
Farm Labourer 20
Servant 19
Dress Maker 19
Farm Servant 17
Cotton Weaver 17
House Keeper 15
Coal Miner 15
Cook 13
Woollen Weaver 13
Shepherd 12
Annuitant 12
Worsted Spinner 11
Carpenter 10
Tailor 9
Shoe Maker 9
Nurse 8
Tin Miner 8
Stone Mason 8
Gardener 8

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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