The Mitchell surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 367,433 people carried this name — #44 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 734 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
231 people named Mitchell live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 146 people named Mitchell.
Most of them — 101 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
62 people named Mitchell have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 192 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Mitchell live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Mitchell in American newspapers,
1888–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,456,235 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Mitchell,
with a public archive behind them.
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Stephen Mix Mitchell 1743–1835 · judge -
Andrew Mitchell 1757–1806 · naval officer -
Andrew Mitchell Uniacke 1808–1895 · politician -
Maria Mitchell 1818–1889 · astronomer -
Arthur Mitchell 1826–1909 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 159 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mitchell.
- Missler 425 · U.S. census
- Misson 159 · U.S. census
- Mistler 483 · U.S. census
- Mistretta 2,616 · U.S. census
- Mistrot 188 · U.S. census
- Misztal 114 · U.S. census
- Mitrano 422 · U.S. census
- Mitre 403 · U.S. census
- Mitrovic 298 · U.S. census
- Mitsch 610 · U.S. census
- Mitton 1,536 · U.S. census
- Mizera 300 · U.S. census
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