As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

MICHELL. See Mitchell. Gilbert de Aquila, otherwise called Magnus, and by the Saxons, Mucel, i.e., " the Great," flourished in the XI. cent. From him one of the families of Michell are illegitimately descended. Eng. Surn. ii. 190.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Location or geographical feature

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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