Mitchell
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From a Middle English vernacular form of the Old French given name Michel (“Michael”), or in some cases from a Middle English nickname muchel (“big”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mitchell (countable and uncountable, plural Mitchells)
- (countable) A surname transferred from the given name.
- (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
- A town in Queensland, Australia
- The Shire of Mitchell, a local government area in Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne.
- A community in Ontario, Canada
- A locale in the United States:
- A town in Georgia.
- An unincorporated census-designated place in Illinois.
- A city in Indiana.
- A city in Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Kansas.
- A city in Nebraska.
- A city in Oregon.
- A city, the county seat of Davison County, South Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
- Ellipsis of Mitchell County.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Translingual: markmitchelli
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mitchell is the 48th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 384,486 individuals. Mitchell is most common among White (61.0%) and Black/African American (32.5%) individuals.