McConnell Surname

8,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

McConnell Surname Definition:

MACCONNAL, Macconnel, Macconnell: Gaelic MacDhomhnuill, pronounced Maak oonil. These spellings are simply variants of Macdonnel, which see, through assimilation of the initial D. They occur mainly in the shires of Argyll, Ayr, and Wigtown.

Read More About This Surname

McConnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States54,7371:6,622778
Canada7,1511:5,153748
England5,5561:10,0281,486
Australia4,8811:5,531804
Northern Ireland3,6201:51069
Scotland2,7011:1,982356
Ireland1,5111:3,116573
New Zealand9341:4,848780
South Africa3171:170,90818,978
Wales2231:13,8771,523
Jamaica1451:19,7931,737
Thailand1231:574,29597,879
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
France351:1,897,792163,564
Jersey291:3,421664
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Andorra221:3,811733
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
India191:40,371,862445,856
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
United States Virgin Islands161:6,8981,043
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Nicaragua141:430,0783,469
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Norway101:514,22941,629
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Guam81:20,0153,029
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Finland71:785,24338,644
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
China61:227,886,92811,701
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Norfolk Island51:459108
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,7231:1,190229
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,4731:2,541450
England9361:26,0423,580
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,1991:4,924614

McConnell (118) may also be a first name.

McConnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCONNAL, Macconnel, Macconnell: Gaelic MacDhomhnuill, pronounced Maak oonil. These spellings are simply variants of Macdonnel, which see, through assimilation of the initial D. They occur mainly in the shires of Argyll, Ayr, and Wigtown. William Mc conill vayne vic ean vreick in the parish of Urray was charged with being an engager on the royalist side, 1649 (IDR., p. 367). In 1684 (Parish) spelled McConnal, McConnele, McKconnell, McKonnell. (2) MacConnel or MacConnell, Irish MacConnaill, son of Conall, is a name of different origin. Conall here is for an ancient personal name meaning "high powerful,' in Old Celtic: Kuno-valo-s.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Irish) The son of Domhnall (world mighty).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McConnell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McConnell Come From? nationality or country of origin

McConnell is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McConnell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,250th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 105,568 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of McConnell reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 859,937th most frequent first name internationally, held by 118 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 54,737 people, or 1 in 6,622. In The United States McConnell is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States McConnell occurs in 88 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

McConnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McConnell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 537 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 594 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 59 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,858 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McConnell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McConnell last name is principally Presbyterian (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McConnell last name are 16.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount McConnell earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 33.75% more than the national average, earning 462,890 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.41% more than the national average, earning R 321,792 per year; in United States they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $43,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $51,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McConnell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis