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 8,273
Agricultural Labourer 676
General Labourer 412
Dress Maker 385
Domestic Servant 367
Labourer 353
Cotton Weaver 311
Coal Miner 300
General Servant 264
Laundress 232
Annuitant 194
Farm Labourer 172
Carpenter 158
General Servant Domestic 155
Worsted Weaver 151
House Keeper 144
Worsted Spinner 126
Tailor 121
No Occupation 118
Charwoman 117
Servant 103
Joiner 95
Gardener 94
Grocer 93
Farmers Son 92

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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