Last Name MITCHAM

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Mitcham, a parish in county Surrey, nine miles from London.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 12,916 (2000 US census) 12,176 (1990 US census)
Count 2,182 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 86.89%, or 1896 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 9.26%, or 202 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.46%, or 10 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.46%, or 10 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.92%, or 20 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.02%, or 44 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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