Explore the Family Name Mitcham

The meaning of Mitcham

English: habitational name from Mitcham in Surrey, so named from Old English micel ‘big’ + hām ‘village, homestead’, or hamm ‘water meadow’.

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How common is the last name Mitcham in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mitcham has seen a slight decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mitcham ranked 12,916th in terms of prevalence among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 13,551st. This represents a decline of almost 5%. However, the total number of individuals bearing the surname Mitcham increased slightly during this period, from 2,182 in 2000 to 2,237 in 2010, an increase of approximately 2.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,916	#13,551	-4.92%
Count	2,182	2,237	2.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.81	0.76	-6.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mitcham

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mitcham. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, although there was a slight decrease of about 3% in this group between 2000 and 2010. During the same period, there was a significant increase of over 150% in those identifying as of two or more ethnicities. Other notable changes include a nearly 40% increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, a modest increase of around 6% in those identifying as Black, and a 26% increase in those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native. The proportion of individuals with the surname Mitcham identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by about 22%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.89%	84.09%	-3.22%
Black	9.26%	9.79%	5.72%
Hispanic	2.02%	2.82%	39.6%
Two or More Races	0.92%	2.37%	157.61%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.46%	0.58%	26.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.46%	0.36%	-21.74%