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Mitchell (English) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
A baptismal name for ‘the son of Michael’, meaning ‘who is like God?’. Taken from the Hebrew given name Michael through the softened French form Michel, and later Mitchell. The Gaelic spelling of the name is ‘Mac Gille Michael’.

Carter (English) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
An occupational name meaning ‘the carter’, from a builder of carts or a transporter of goods. From either the Old English ‘craet’, the Old Norse ‘kartr’, the Latin ‘carettarius’, from ‘carrum’, or the Old Norman ‘caretier’ and ‘cartier’, all meaning cart and carter.

Bailey (English) Family Surname Origin and Meaning
Firstly, an occupational name for ‘the bailiff’, a steward or official from the Old French ‘baillis’ or ‘bailif’, and the Middle English ‘bail’ or ‘baill’. Secondly, a locational name for one who lived by the outermost wall of a castle or fortified town, from the Middle English ‘bailly’ or ‘baily’. Thirdly, another locational name meaning ‘of Bailey’, from a hamlet in Mitton parish,