Mitchell is an English and Scottish surname that comes from a medieval form of Michael, the Hebrew name meaning "who is like God?"; in some families it instead derives from the Middle English michel, "big". It was a solid American first name through the 20th century, worn by the Modern Family character Mitchell Pritchett among others. Mitchell was number 132 in 2000 and has slid steadily since, ranking number 954 among boys' names in 2025.