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Early Origins of the Mial family

The surname Mial was first found in Suffolk where the family was anciently seated. The first on record was John Miggel, recorded with lands in Suffolk in 1327 and in the same year Richard Mighell was found in Essex.

Early History of the Mial family

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Mial Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mighill, Mihil, Mial, Mighell, Miggel, Miggle and many more.

Early Notables of the Mial family

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Migration of the Mial family to Ireland

Some of the Mial family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Mial family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ann Mighill, who arrived in Virginia in 1619; John and William Mighill or Mighell, who settled in Mobile, Alabama in 1840; Thomas Mighill, who settled in Rowley Mass in 1640.


Contemporary Notables of the name Mial (post 1700) +

  • John H. Mial, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1956 ; Candidate in primary for Michigan State Senate 4th District, 1958
  • Mial Eben Lilley (1850-1915), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Mial Eben Lilley (1850-1915), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1905-07 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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