# Michell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/michell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,705 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,605 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 114,139 people |
| Change since 2000 | +13% (2,397 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Mitchell.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Michell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Michell in Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Michell

- Keith Michell, Australian actor (1926–2015)
- Edith Michell, British chess player (1872–1951)

## Similar surnames

Mitchell, Michael, Michel, Mitchel, Michelle, Mizell, Miceli, Mickle, Mikell, Mikel, Mickel, Mizelle.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.