The Mitchel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,570 people carried this name — #6,151 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,900 people counted. That is down 10% from 6,161 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Mitchel surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Variant of Mitchell.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Mitchel» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

704 families named Mitchel, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 3,905 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 11 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 117
North Carolina 109
Virginia 83
Maryland 73
Massachusetts 65
Maine 59
Connecticut 56
South Carolina 46
New York 42
Rhode Island 27
New Hampshire 20
Vermont 7

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 254 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Mitchel in American newspapers,
1896–1917.

Newspaper page from Democratic Northwest And Henry County News carrying the name Mitchel
Democratic Northwest And Henry County News 1896-03-26
Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Mitchel
The Evening World 1917-11-01
Newspaper page from Yorkville Enquirer carrying the name Mitchel
Yorkville Enquirer 1896-03-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Mitchel in Australian newspapers,
1810s–1990s.

6,663 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mitchel. The most, 1,051, date from the 1910s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,845
Victoria 1,593
South Australia 945
Western Australia 937
Queensland 796
Tasmania 507
ACT (Canberra) 11
Northern Territory 11

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mitchel.

Who carried it

People named Mitchel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anne Mitchel
    Anne Mitchel 1752–1837
  • Anne Mitchel
    Anne Mitchel 1762–1837
  • Ormsby M. Mitchel
    Ormsby M. Mitchel 1805–1862 · astronomer
  • Ormsby M. Mitchel
    Ormsby M. Mitchel 1809–1862 · astronomer
  • Ormsby M. Mitchel
    Ormsby M. Mitchel 1810–1862 · astronomer
  • Jonathan Mitchel 1624–1668 · Christian minister

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mitchel,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,024 records

1,024 records of the Mitchel name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 395
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 300
  • Other U.S. records 329
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Donald Mitchel

    Born 1919 in California. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War; died 1982, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johanna Mitchel

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the Lady Russell from Tralee, aged 40; servant. From Kerry, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Rudus Mitchel

    Born 1931; from Orleans County, Louisiana. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,024 records for Mitchel in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia178 records

178 records of the Mitchel name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 91
  • Tasmanian Names Index 59
  • Other Australian records 28
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Mary Mitchel

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Elizabeth, arriving 1828; certificate of freedom 1834.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Louisa Mitchel

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Prince Regent, aged 7; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James McA Mitchel

    Grazier of Rockbank, Victoria; died 1903.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 178 records for Mitchel in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada83 records

83 records of the Mitchel name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 48
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 30
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Dinah Mitchel

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the Ariel, bound for St. Johns, aged 30.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Mitchel

    Came to Ontario in 1878 aboard the Manitoba, bound for London, Ontario; Scotch.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Isabel Mitchel

    Died 1984; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 83 records for Mitchel in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands35 records

35 records of the Mitchel name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 26
  • Dutch population registers 8
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Elizabeth Mitchel

    Died 1842 in Vlissingen, aged 61; of private means.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record David Mitchel

    Married in 1704 in Rotterdam; born in Craigie bij Dundy.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Mitchel

    Buried in 1801 in Enkhuizen.

    Open Archives, Westfries Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 35 records for Mitchel in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom8 records

8 records of the Mitchel name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 6
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Susannah Mitchel

    Buried in 1830 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 75.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Mitchel

    Lance Corporal, Royal Scots Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Chalkley Mitchel

    Buried in 1852 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 49.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Mitchel in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Ireland4 records

4 records of the Mitchel name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Michael Mitchel

    Died 1842, aged 66; buried at Killimorday, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Michael Mitchel

    Died 1811, aged 51; buried at Clontuskert Abbey, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edmond Mitchel

    Died 1849, aged 67; buried at Killimorday, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Mitchel in Ireland.

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Norway3 records

3 records of the Mitchel name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Alfred Mitchel

    Census of 1910: Kaisegate, Stavanger; casual labourer, born 1882 in Kjøbenhavn.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Karoline Mitchel

    Census of 1910: Mellem Dalgate, Stavanger; born 1879 in Stavanger.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Mikal N. Mitchel

    Census of 1910: Mellem Dalgate, Stavanger; born 1850 in Tysv'r.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Mitchel name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gustav Mitchel

    From Rydzewen, Lötzen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 17 February 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 59).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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