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 6,747
General Labourer 573
Agricultural Labourer 485
Dress Maker 398
Domestic Servant 353
Coal Miner 323
Cotton Weaver 314
Living On Own Means 304
Labourer 299
Farmer 249
Living On Her Own Means 244
General Servant Domestic 231
Laundress 226
Farm Labourer 202
General Servant 193
Worsted Spinner 176
Carpenter 153
House Keeper 145
Gardener 144
Grocer 130
Clerk 115
Errand Boy 107
Worsted Weaver 107
Tailor 104
General Domestic Servant 102

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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