Origins Available: English,
Scottish
The distinguished surname Migoombe is one of the many names that first came to
England in the wake of the
Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is derived from the given name "Michel," meaning "who is like God."
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Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8) One source notes of another possible origin: "
Anglo-Saxon mycel, great, or mickle, would be a tolerably satisfactory etymon, and this may in some instances be the origin of the surname; but I think in most cases it is derived from Michael, a very popular baptismal name in many countries, through its French form, Michel."
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Lowe, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.Early Origins of the Migoombe family
The surname Migoombe was first found in many places throughout ancient Britain. As if to underscore this claim, the following entries were found in the
Hundredorum Rolls of 1273: Hugh
filius Micahel in Lincolnshire; Roger Michel in Norfolk; and as a forename, Mikael de Brackele in London. Years later, the
Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed the following: Johannes Michelson; Thomas Michilson and Adam Michelson.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6) the name was "distributed over
England, but far more frequent in the south. Its home, par excellence, is in the county of
Cornwall, where in nearly half the instances it is written Michell, though the pronunciation is the same. Its other homes are in
Sussex, Wilts, and in the West Riding. Its prevalence in
Cornwall is due to the fact that several parishes and places in the county bear the name of St. Michael in one form or another."
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Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Early History of the Migoombe family
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Migoombe Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Mitchell, Michel, Michell, Mitchill, Mychell, Mitcham and many more.
Early Notables of the Migoombe family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Migoombe family to Ireland
Some of the Migoombe family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 142 words (10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Migoombe family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Maudlin Mitchell, who sailed to Virginia in 1620; Mathew Mitchell, who arrived in Connecticut in 1630; Edward Mitchell, who settled in Virginia in 1635.