Meaning: Its source is Michel, a Norman French name meaning "Who resembles God."

Popularity: The name Mitchel ranked 891st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 818th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: Mitchell, first used as a surname, might represent an Anglo-Saxon attempt to pronounce the French name Michel, introduced to England following the Norman French conquest of 1066.