How common is the surname Mitchum?

3,827 people in the United States had the surname Mitchum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,676 Americans. It ranked 8,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mitchum?

Robert Mitchum, American actor (1917–1997), followed by John Mitchum.

Where is the surname Mitchum most common?

Wikidata records people named Mitchum in the United States.

Is the surname Mitchum getting more or less common?

More common. 3,651 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,827 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Mitchum

A surname, carried by 3,827 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mitchum is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,827 people named Mitchum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,676 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,651.

#8,602

rank among US surnames

3,827

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,339)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,597	Alter	3,830	80,612
#8,598	Dowden	3,829	80,633
#8,599	Neale	3,828	80,655
#8,602	Liggins	3,827	80,676

Who is named Mitchum

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

75% of people named Mitchum identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mitchums

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Mitchum
American actor (1917–1997)
John Mitchum
American actor and musician (1919–2001)
Christopher Mitchum
American actor; politician, born 1943
James Mitchum
Actor from the United States, 1941–2025
Julie Mitchum
Actress, dancer, night club performer (1914-2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mitchum

Mitchum has the Soundex code M325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M325.

Questions

How common is the surname Mitchum?: 3,827 people in the United States had the surname Mitchum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,676 Americans. It ranked 8,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mitchum?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Mitchum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mitchum?: Robert Mitchum, American actor (1917–1997), followed by John Mitchum.
Where is the surname Mitchum most common?: Wikidata records people named Mitchum in the United States.
Is the surname Mitchum getting more or less common?: More common. 3,651 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,827 in 2010, up 4.8%.