How common is the surname Mitchel?

5,570 people in the United States had the surname Mitchel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,430 Americans. It ranked 6,151st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mitchel?

John Purroy Mitchel, American mayor (1879–1918), followed by Charles B. Mitchel.

Where is the surname Mitchel most common?

Wikidata records people named Mitchel in the United States.

Is the surname Mitchel getting more or less common?

Less common. 6,161 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,570 in 2010, down 9.6%.

Is Mitchel also a first name?

Yes. Mitchel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mitchel

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,570 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M324 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mitchel is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Variant of Mitchell.

Mitchel is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,570 people named Mitchel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,430 Americans. That is down 9.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,161.

#6,151

rank among US surnames

5,570

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-9.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,209)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,148	Lafrance	5,574	55,390
#6,149	Wendel	5,572	55,410
#6,150	Seely	5,571	55,420
#6,151	Mitchel	5,570	55,430

Who is named Mitchel

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

62% of people named Mitchel identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mitchels

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Purroy Mitchel
American mayor (1879–1918)
Charles B. Mitchel
American politician (1815-1864)
Ormsby M. Mitchel
American Union Army general (1805–1862)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mitchel

Mitchel has the Soundex code M324, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M324.

Questions

Where does the surname Mitchel come from?: Variant of Mitchell.
How common is the surname Mitchel?: 5,570 people in the United States had the surname Mitchel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,430 Americans. It ranked 6,151st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mitchel?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Mitchel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mitchel?: John Purroy Mitchel, American mayor (1879–1918), followed by Charles B. Mitchel.
Where is the surname Mitchel most common?: Wikidata records people named Mitchel in the United States.
What type of surname is Mitchel?: Mitchel is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Mitchel getting more or less common?: Less common. 6,161 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,570 in 2010, down 9.6%.
Is Mitchel also a first name?: Yes. Mitchel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.