How common is the last name Mitchell?

372,104 people in the United States have the last name Mitchell, about 1 in 803. It ranks #47 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MITCHELL

#47

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
372,104
About
1 in 803
This common or more
11.8%
Who bears it

Of the 372,104 people with the last name Mitchell, 58.4% reported their origin as White, 31.8% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Mitchell

#45 Baker · 401,148#46 Rivera · 398,449#48 Campbell · 370,555#49 Gomez · 368,213

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Mitchell, most common first.

#7,805 Mitchel · 4,077#29,674 Mitchelle · 847#128,411 Mitschele · 139#131,120 Mithcell · 135

Also a first name

As a first name, Mitchell ranks #458 of 53,615, with 124,130 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1994, with 5,391 births. See Mitchell as a first name

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