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').

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