The Mitchem surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,965 people carried this name — #6,793 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 59,500 people counted. That is up 9% from 4,550 in 2000.

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In print

Mitchem in American newspapers,
1890–1899.

Newspaper page from The Recorder carrying the name Mitchem
The Recorder 1899-11-18
Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Journal carrying the name Mitchem
The Indianapolis Journal 1890-08-30
Newspaper page from The Freeman carrying the name Mitchem
The Freeman 1891-10-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,164 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Mitchem in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1950s.

405 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Mitchem. The most, 245, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 6.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 257
Victoria 58
New South Wales 38
South Australia 30
Queensland 15
Tasmania 5
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Mitchem,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hinton Mitchem
    Hinton Mitchem 1938–2013 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Mitchem,
in the records of 4 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 States166 records

166 records of the Mitchem name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 126
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 29
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles W. Mitchem

    Born 1921 in Missouri. Enlisted 1940 at Camp Clark Nevade; farm hand from Vernon County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Paul Mitchem

    Born 1930; from McDowell County, West Virginia. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Chesly R. Mitchem

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Born 1957, died 1999; buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 166 records for Mitchem in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia29 records

29 records of the Mitchem name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 22
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Mitchem

    Labourer of Winslow, Victoria; died 1963.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Louisa Mitchem

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Epaminondas, aged 25.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Thomas Mitchem

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1854.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Mitchem in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Mitchem name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Mitchem

    Died 1954, aged 69; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City 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).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Mitchem name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Mitchem

    Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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