Mitchell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Mitchell 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

Mitchell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mitchell family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5,653
Agricultural Labourer 745
Labourer 602
Domestic Servant 332
General Servant 279
Dress Maker 271
Cotton Weaver 228
House Keeper 226
Laundress 188
Coal Miner 184
Worsted Weaver 184
Carpenter 176
Annuitant 161
Servant 145
Gardener 143
Tailor 135
Worsted Spinner 129
Farm Labourer 108
Charwoman 92
Cook 85
Grocer 83
Wife Of Above 82
Joiner 82
Farm Servant 81
Blacksmith 79

Mitchell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Mitchell 100% 304,690
2 Mitchel 88% 18,267
3 Mitchill 88% 3,755
4 Mitchall 88% 2,383
5 Metchell 88% 1,358
6 Michall 75% 526
7 Matchell 88% 449
8 Mitchele 88% 352
9 Mitchael 75% 276
10 Michal 63% 250
11 Mutchell 88% 227
12 Mitchal 75% 216
13 Mitshell 88% 196
14 Metchall 75% 107
15 Mittchell 89% 102

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

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