Where in Ireland does the family MITCHELL come from? Is MITCHELL a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.
There were 5,058 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 149th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 2,094 (41.40%), Presbyterian: 1,396 (27.60%), Anglican: 1,295 (25.60%), Methodist: 96 (1.90%), Other / Not Given: 74 (1.46%), Christian: 28 (0.55%), Baptist: 17 (0.34%), Congregationalist: 12 (0.24%), Protestant: 12 (0.24%), Plymouth Brethren: 11 (0.22%), Christadelphian: 7 (0.14%), Moravian: 7 (0.14%), Independent: 3 (0.06%), Church of Christ: 2 (0.04%), Free Thinker: 1 (0.02%), Jewish: 1 (0.02%), Quaker: 1 (0.02%), Salvation Army: 1 (0.02%)
There were 5,255 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 147th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname MITCHELL.
The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname MITCHELL. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MITCHELL who are Catholic in each locality
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MITCHELL who are Anglican in each locality
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname MITCHELL who are Presbyterian in each locality
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.