Mitchell
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Matsell
Etymology
From a Middle English vernacular form of the Old French given name Michel (“Michael”), or in some cases from an Old English nickname muchel (“big”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪt͡ʃəl/
Proper noun
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
- A community in Ontario, Canada
- A locale in the United States:
- A town in Georgia.
- An unincorporatedcensus-designated place in Illinois.
- A city in Indiana.
- A city in Iowa.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Kansas.
- A city in Nebraska.
- A city in Oregon.
- A city, the county seat of Davison County, South Dakota.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in West Virginia.
- A town in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.
- Ellipsis of Mitchell County.
Derived terms
- County of Mitchell
- Mitch
- Mitchell County
- Mitchellian
Descendants
- Translingual: markmitchelli
Statistics
- 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.
See also
- Michael
- Michaels
- Michaelson
- Michelle