Mitchell is a surname originating in Scotland, in northern and southwestern England, and also in Ireland. It is the same word as Old English "micel" (pronounced identically, with a palatized "c", i.e. "ch"), a common adjective meaning "big." Though derivation from the first name "Michael" (or "Michel") is sometimes supposed, this is almost certainly a modern idea based on the resemblance in spelling. On the other hand, the French version of "Michael", Michel, was pronounced [mi'tʃɛl] in Norman French (the language of the Norman invaders of England in 1066), and as this was the pronunciation of the name from 1066 on, its use (and spelling) in English as "Mitchell" cannot be discounted.

"Mitchell" is one of the more common family names in Scotland, England, and Ireland and in regions settled by emigrants from those countries; likewise, a large number of geographical features in Canada, the United States, Australia, and elsewhere have taken their name from people named Mitchell.

Places

Australia

• Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory
• Mitchell, Queensland
• Mount Mitchell, Queensland
• Mitchell, Northern Territory
• Division of Mitchell, a federal Australian Electoral Division in north-west Sydney, New South Wales
• Electoral district of Mitchell, a state electoral district in South Australia

Canada

• Mitchell, Ontario
• Mount Mitchell (Alberta) in Jasper National Park of Canada
• Mitchell, Manitoba

United Kingdom

• Mitchell, Cornwall

United States of America

• Mitchell, Georgia
• Mitchell, Illinois
• Mitchell, Indiana
• Mitchell, Nebraska
• Mitchell, Oregon
• Mitchell, South Dakota
• Mount Mitchell (North Carolina), the highest point east of the Mississippi in the United States
• Mount Mitchell (Oregon)
• Mount Mitchell (Washington)

See also: Mitchell County and Mitchell Township

Colleges

• Mitchell College, a private college, located in New London, Connecticut

People

• Alan Mitchell (1922-1995), British dendrologist and forester
• Andrea Mitchell, American Television Journalist
• Arthur Mitchell (dancer), founder of Dance Theatre of Harlem
• Beverley Mitchell (born 1981), American actress
• Billy Mitchell (disambiguation)
• Charles William Mitchell, English pre-Raphaelite painter
• Dale Mitchell (disambiguation)
• David Mitchell (disambiguation)
• Drew Mitchell, Australian rugby player
• Edgar Mitchell, American astronaut
• Elisha Mitchell
• Elizabeth Mitchell (born 1970), American actress
• George Mitchell (disambiguation)
• Glenn Mitchell (1950–2005), a local radio personality at KERA 90.1 in Dallas, Texas, for many years
• Glenn Mitchell (sports broadcaster), from Australia
• Ian Mitchell (disambiguation)
• Joan Mitchell, American painter
• Joni Mitchell (born 1943), a Canadian musician and painter
• John Mitchell (disambiguation)
• Julian Mitchell (born 1935), an English screenwriter and occasional novelist
• Kevin Mitchell (disambiguation)
• Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949), American author
• Margaret Mitchell (actress) (1832–1918), American actress, better known as Maggie Mitchell
• Margaret Mitchell (politician) (born 1925), Canadian
• Margaret Mitchell (Scottish politician) (born 1962)
• Maria Mitchell (1818–1889), American astronomer
• Mike Mitchell (basketball), a former NBA player
• Mitch Mitchell, drummer of the Jimi Hendrix Experience
• Peter Mitchell (disambiguation)
• Rhea Mitchell, American film actress]
• R. J. Mitchell, designer of the Supermarine Spitfire
• R. J. Mitchell (author), English author, historian, and archivist
• Richard Mitchell (disambiguation)
• Samuel Alfred Mitchell, Canadian astronomer
• Scott Mitchell (disambiguation)
• Sharon Mitchell (born 1956), a porn actress and director of the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation
• Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914), American surgeon
• Sir Steuart Mitchell (1902-1974), mechanical engineer
• Thomas Mitchell (disambiguation)
• W. O. Mitchell (1914–1998), Canadian writer
• Warren Mitchell, English actor
• Warren Mitchell (basketball), American college basketball coach
• Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874–1948), American economist
• William Mitchell (disambiguation)

Other

• B-25 Mitchell, an American World War II-era bomber aircraft
• Billy Mitchell Award, a Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program award
• Mitchell Corporation, a Japanese video game company
• Mitchell International, a software company based in San Diego, California
• Jack Mitchell (fictional character) (often known referred to only as 'Mitchell'), a recurring fictional character in numerous sketch stories by iconic Australian writer and poet, Henry Lawson

Film and television

• Mitchell Camera Company, who manufactured the cameras that shot the majority of hollywood movies and early television shows from the 1940's-1970's.
• Mitchell (film), a 1975 action film
• Ben Mitchell (film character), from the Australian horror film Wolf Creek
• President Bill Mitchell in the film Dave
• Dennis the Menace Mitchell, cartoon character
• Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Mitchell (Stargate) of Stargate SG-1, a fictional character
• Lieutenant Pete Mitchell "Maverick",Top Gun

EastEnders

• Ben Mitchell (EastEnders)
• Billy Mitchell (EastEnders)
• Carla Mitchell
• Clive Mitchell
• Courtney Mitchell
• Freddie Mitchell (EastEnders)
• Grant Mitchell (EastEnders)
• Honey Mitchell
• Jamie Mitchell
• Janet Mitchell
• Kate Mitchell
• Kathy Mitchell
• Little Mo Mitchell
• Louise Mitchell
• Nadia Mitchell
• Peggy Mitchell
• Phil Mitchell
• Ronnie Mitchell
• Roxy Mitchell
• Sam Mitchell (EastEnders)
• Sharon Rickman (Sharon Mitchell)
• Tiffany Mitchell
• William Mitchell (EastEnders)

See also

• Mitchellville
• O'Maoilmhichil (Irish "Sept" name for Mitchell)

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