McConnell (surname)
McConnell or McConnel is an Irish and Scottish surname.[1] It is derived from the Gaelic Mac Dhòmhnaill (see MacDonnell).[2] Alternatively in Ireland, it may be derived from Mac Conaill meaning 'son of Conall', a given name composed of the elements con (from cú meaning 'hound') and gal (meaning 'valour').[3]
Notable people
- Aaron McConnell (born 1980), American football player
- Alex McConnell, Scottish footballer
- Allyson McConnell (1978-2013), Australian convicted killer who drowned her two children in Canada
- Brent McConnell, Australian rugby league footballer
- David H. McConnell, founder and president California Perfume Company
- Dorsey W. M. McConnell, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh
- Doug McConnell, American television travel host
- Drew McConnell, musician
- Jack McConnell, Scottish politician
- J. C. McConnell, scientific illustrator
- James McConnell (engineer), British locomotive engineer
- James McConnell (Medal of Honor), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient
- James Robert McConnell (1915–1999), Irish theoretical physicist, pontifical academician, Monsignor
- James V. McConnell, biologist
- Joe McConnell (1939–2018), American sports announcer
- John McConnell (footballer, born 1881), Scottish footballer
- John McConnell (footballer, born 1885), Scottish footballer
- John H. McConnell, American businessman
- John Michael McConnell, United States Director of National Intelligence
- John P. McConnell (general), (1908–1986) Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
- John Wilson McConnell (1877–1963), Canadian businessman and major philanthropist
- Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954), top U.S. fighter ace in the Korean War
- Lee McConnell, Scottish athlete
- Michael W. McConnell, federal judge and legal scholar
- Mike McConnell (radio personality), radio host
- Mitch McConnell (born 1942), United States Senator and Senate Republican Leader, 2007-
- Newton W. McConnell (1832–1915), Chief Justice of the Territorial Montana Supreme Court
- Page McConnell, musician
- Patricia McConnell, (born 1948), American ethologist
- Robert McConnell (loyalist), Northern Irish loyalist and alleged Ulster Volunteer Force member
- Rosemary Lowe-McConnell (1921-2014), English ichthyologist, ecologist, and limnologist
- Scott McConnell (born 1952), American journalist
- Steve McConnell, software engineer and book author
- T. J. McConnell (born 1992), American basketball player; nephew of Suzie
- T. T. McConnell (1888–1970), American college baseball coach
- Walter McConnell, ceramic artist
- William McConnel, mill and quarry owner
See also
- Suzie McConnell-Serio (born 1966), American basketball player and coach
- McDonnell (surname)
References
- "Mcconnell Coat of Arms, Family Crest - Free Image to View - Mcconnell Name Origin History and Meaning of Symbols".
- "Surname Database: McConnell Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Mac Conaill - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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