'Mitchell' is a surname originating in the British Isles, particularly in Scotland, in Northern and Southwestern England, and in Cornwall. 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 Christian first name "Michael" (or "Michel") is sometimes supposed, this is almost certainly a modern idea based on the resemblance in spelling.
"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.

Contents

Places

Australia

Canada

United Kingdom

United States of America

Colleges

People

Film and television

''EastEnders''

Other

See also

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

United Kingdom

United States of America

★ Mitchell, Indiana

★ Mitchell, Nebraska

★ Mitchell, Oregon

★ Mitchell, South Dakota

★ Mount Mitchell (North Carolina), the highest point in the eastern United States

★ Mount Mitchell (Oregon)

★ Mount Mitchell (Washington)

Colleges

★ Mitchell College, a private college, located in New London, CT

★ Mitchell Seeman School for the White, a highly exclusive university in Roswell, GA

People

★ Alan Mitchell (1922-1995), British dendrologist and forester

★ Beverley Mitchell (born 1981), American actress

★ Billy Mitchell (disambiguation)

★ Charles William Mitchell, English pre-Raphaelite painter

★ Christine M. Mitchell, Educator, Professor Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

★ Dale Mitchell (disambiguation)

★ David Mitchell (disambiguation)

★ 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

★ Jonah F. Mitchell, American author and literary scientist

★ Joni Mitchell (born 1943), is a Canadian musician and painter

★ John 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

★ Mitchell J. Wyatt, Australian, Mensa recognised Supergenius

★ Peter Mitchell (disambiguation)

★ Rhea Mitchell, American film actress

★ R. J. Mitchell, designer of the Supermarine Spitfire

★ 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

★ Thomas Mitchell (disambiguation)

★ W. O. Mitchell (1914–1998), Canadian writer

★ Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874–1948), American economist

★ William Mitchell (disambiguation)

Film and television

★ ''Mitchell'' (film), a 1975 action film

★ Ben Mitchell (film character), from the Australian horror film Wolf Creek

★ Dennis the Menace Mitchell, Cartoon character

''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 Mitchell

★ Tiffany Mitchell

Other

★ Mitchell filter, a DSP algorithm used in enlarging images. Named for Don Mitchell

★ Billy Mitchell Award, a Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program award. Named for Billy Mitchell

★ Mitchell Corporation, a Japanese video game company

★ The Mitchell Reel Company of Marignier, France, manufacturer of fishing reels and other related products (''Mitchell Reels'')

★ 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

★ North American B-25 aircraft, a USA World War II bomber, was nicknamed 'Mitchell' honouring Billy Mitchell

See also

★ Mitchellville

★ O'Maoilmhichil (Irish "Sept" name for Mitchell)

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