McConnell or McConnel is an Irish and Scottish surname. It is derived from the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

''Mac Dhòmhnaill'' (see MacDonnell). 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').

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Aaron McConnell Aaron Richard McConnell (born July 7, 1980) is a former American football lineman who played six seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Nashville Kats, Colorado Crush, Alabama Vipers and Georgia Force. He first enrolled at Oklahoma S ...

(born 1980), American football player * Alex McConnell, Scottish footballer *

Allyson McConnell Allyson McConnell (née Meagher, November 1978 – September 2013) was an Australian resident in Millet, Alberta, Canada who, in 2010, killed her sons by drowning them in a bathtub. She was convicted of manslaughter and deported to Australia. An ap ...

(1978-2013), Australian convicted killer who drowned her two children in Canada *

Brent McConnell Brent McConnell (born 12 November 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Playing career He made his first grade debut for the North Queensland Cowboys against the South Sydney Rabbitohs in round 17 of the 2006 NRL ...

, 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 Doug McConnell is a television journalist who has focused on environmental issues, with programs on the air continuously since 1982. He has created, produced and hosted many series, special programs, and news projects for local, national and int ...

, American television travel host *

Drew McConnell Drew McConnell (born 10 November 1978 in Dublin, Ireland) is the bass guitarist and backing vocalist with Babyshambles, the band formed and fronted by frontman of the Libertines, Pete Doherty, and for former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher's band ...

, musician *

Jack McConnell Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale, (born 30 June 1960) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Labour Party in Scotland from 2001 to 2007. McConnell served as the Minister ...

, 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 Fr. James Robert C. McConnell (born Dublin 25 February 1915; died 13 February 1999) was an Irish Catholic priest and theoretical physicist. McConnell entered University College Dublin (UCD) in 1932 and graduated in 1936 with a first-class honours ...

(1915–1999), Irish theoretical physicist, pontifical academician, Monsignor *

James V. McConnell James V. McConnell (October 26, 1925 – April 9, 1990) was an American biologist and animal psychologist. He is most known for his research on learning and memory transfer in planarians conducted in the 1950s and 1960s. McConnell also publish ...

, biologist *

Joe McConnell Joseph Fredrick McConnell (March 10, 1939 – April 8, 2018) was an American sports announcer. Early life and career McConnell was born in Rochester, Indiana and grew up in Goodland, Indiana. He was a 1962 graduate of Franklin College, and h ...

(1939–2018), American sports announcer *

John McConnell (footballer, born 1881) John McConnell (14 February 1881 – 16 March 1957) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lin ...

, Scottish footballer *

John McConnell (footballer, born 1885) John McConnell (24 November 1885 – 27 December 1947) was a Scottish footballer who played as a half back for Liverpool in the English Football League. McConnell played for Scottish clubs Ashfield (1904–1907), Motherwell (1907–08) and Aird ...

, Scottish footballer *

John H. McConnell John Henderson McConnell (May 10, 1923 – April 25, 2008) was the founder of Worthington Industries, which manufactures processed steel products, pressure cylinders, and metal framing. He was the founder, majority owner, chairman, and governor of ...

, American businessman * John Michael McConnell, United States Director of National Intelligence *

John P. McConnell (general) General John Paul McConnell (February 7, 1908 – November 21, 1986) was the sixth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. As chief of staff, McConnell served in a dual capacity. He was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff which, as a bod ...

, (1908–1986) Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force *

John Wilson McConnell John Wilson McConnell (July 1, 1877 – November 6, 1963) was a Canadian sugar refiner, newspaper publisher, humanitarian and philanthropist in Quebec, Canada. Early life J.W. McConnell was born to a farming family in the Muskoka region of Ont ...

(1877–1963), Canadian businessman and major philanthropist *

Joseph C. McConnell Joseph Christopher McConnell Jr. (30 January 1922 – 25 August 1954) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot who was the top American flying ace during the Korean War.Farris, Phillip1990/0690jetwar.aspx "Jet War."''Air Force Magazine,'' Air ...

(1922–1954), top U.S. fighter ace in the Korean War *

Lee McConnell Lee McConnell (born 9 October 1978) is a retired Scottish athlete, who competed in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles having started her career as a high jumper. She is a three-time Olympian who represented Great Britain in 2004, 2008 ...

, Scottish athlete * Michael W. McConnell, federal judge and legal scholar * Mike McConnell (radio personality), radio host *

Mitch McConnell Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky and the Senate minority leader since 2021. Currently in his seventh term, McConne ...

(born 1942), United States Senator and Senate Republican Leader, 2007- *

Newton W. McConnell Newton Whitfield McConnell (May 22, 1832 – December 22, 1915) was chief justice of the Territorial Montana Supreme Court, appointed by President Grover Cleveland, serving from 1887 to 1889. Born in Marshall County, Tennessee, McConnell attende ...

(1832–1915), Chief Justice of the Territorial Montana Supreme Court * Page McConnell, musician *

Patricia McConnell Patricia Bean McConnell (born November 16, 1948) is an Adjunct Professor of Zoology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and expert in animal behavior. She has written several books, including ''The Other End of the Leash,'' ''For the Love of a ...

, (born 1948), American ethologist *

Robert McConnell (loyalist) Robert William McConnell (c. 1944 – 5 April 1976), was an Ulster loyalist paramilitary who allegedly carried out or was an accomplice to a number of sectarian attacks and killings, although he never faced any charges or convictions. McConnell se ...

, Northern Irish loyalist and alleged Ulster Volunteer Force member * Rosemary Lowe-McConnell (1921-2014), English ichthyologist, ecologist, and limnologist *

Scott McConnell Scott McConnell (born 1952) is an American journalist best known as a founding editor of ''The American Conservative''. Early life McConnell was born in 1952. He is the great grandson of businessman David H. McConnell, the founder of Avon and ...

(born 1952), American journalist *

Steve McConnell Steven C. McConnell is an author of software engineering textbooks such as ''Code Complete'', ''Rapid Development'', and ''Software Estimation''. He is cited as an expert in software engineering and project management. Career McConnell graduat ...

, software engineer and book author *

T. J. McConnell Timothy John McConnell Jr. (born March 25, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duquesne Dukes and the Arizona Wildcats. H ...

(born 1992), American basketball player; nephew of Suzie * T. T. McConnell (1888–1970), American college baseball coach *

Walter McConnell Walter McConnell is an American ceramic artist living and working in Belmont, New York. He is most recognized for his unfired ceramic installations addressing the relationship between nature and culture – more specifically, the means through whi ...

, ceramic artist *

William McConnel William McConnel (1810 – 10 October 1902) (sometimes written: William McConnell) was a British industrialist and mill-owner from Lancashire, England. He founded the Aberdovey Slate Company that ran the Bryn Eglwys slate quarry from 1863 onwar ...

, mill and quarry owner

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