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
School 5,720
General Labourer 414
Farm Labourer 398
Private Means 383
Labourer 350
General Servant (domestic) 300
Dressmaker 298
Farmer 292
Cotton Weaver 265
None 262
Coal Miner Hewer 253
Domestic Servant 227
At Home 190
Housekeeper 181
House Keeper 159
Shop Assistant 159
Clerk 156
At School 152
House Painter 143
Scholar 142
Laundress 141
Weaver 136
Charwoman 132
Carpenter 126
Assisting In The Business 124

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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