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Mitchell
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English
Alternative forms
en Michell, en Mitchel
surname en Matsell
Etymology
From a en enm - vernacular form of the en fro - given name fro Michel Michael, or in some cases from a en enm - nickname enm muchel big.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɪt͡ʃəl/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mitchell.wav Southern England
en ɪtʃəl 2
Proper noun
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en countable en given names.
en Katie Hunt Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/world/100-species-ocean-census-new-zealand-scn/index.html 2024-03-11 Dr. Michela Mitchell, a taxonomist at the Queensland Museum Network, said in a statement released by Ocean Census it could be a type of deep-sea coral called octocoral. https://web.archive.org/web/20240811060233/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/world/100-species-ocean-census-new-zealand-scn/index.html 11 August 2024
en countable en male surnames.
A placename; Any of a number of places in the English-speaking world, named after persons with the surname:
en place c/Australia:
en industrial estate city/Canberra terr/Australian Capital Territory.
en locality in the carea/Bathurst central eastern s/New South Wales.
en undeveloped suburb city/Palmerston terr/Northern Territory.
en rural town r:Suf/Maranoa s/Queensland.
en locality carea/Lower Eyre Peninsula s/South Australia.
en lgarea in s/Victoria north of Melbourne the Shire of Mitchell.
en place c/Canada:
en local urban district rurmun/Hanover p/Manitoba.
en community mun:suf/West Perth co/Perth County p/Ontario.
en locale c/USA:
en ghost town co/Eagle County s/Colorado.
en town co/Glascock County s/Georgia.
en CDP co/Madison County s/Illinois.
en city twp:Suf/Marion co/Lawrence County s/Indiana.
en minor city/and/twp co/Mitchell County s/Iowa.
en unincorporated community co/Rice County s/Kansas.
en twp co/Alcona County s/Michigan.
en twp co/Wilkin County s/Minnesota.
en ucomm co/St. Francois County s/Missouri.
en city co/Scotts Bluff County s/Nebraska.
en minor city co/Wheeler County s/Oregon.
en city/county seat co/Davison County s/South Dakota.
en twp co/Davison County s/South Dakota, now mostly overlaid by the city.
en unincorporated community co/Pendleton County s/West Virginia.
en town co/Sheboygan County s/Wisconsin.
en village par/St Newlyn East co/Cornwall cc/England OS grid ref SW8654.
en Mitchell County.
Derived terms
en Mitchell Park Mitchell grass Mitchell County County of Mitchell Mitchellian Mitch Mitchell movement Mitchells Flat Mitchells Island Mitchells Plain Mount Mitchell
Descendants
mul 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
en Michael Michelle Michaelson Michaels
en surnames from Old English