McDonnell (surname)

MacDonnell, Macdonnell, or McDonnell is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. It is an anglicized form of the Gaelic name "Mac Domhnaill", which means son of Donald (Angicized version of the Scottish Gaelic Dòmhnall and Irish Domhnall).[1] The name Donald or Domhnall is ultimately derived from the Proto-Celtic word elements dubno ("world") and val ("rule").The name is a variant other Clan Donald surnames such as Macdonald, McConnell and Donaldson. McDonnells are found in both Irish and Scottish nobility, and have held an important role in the history of both countries.

Not to be confused with MacDonell.

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  • E. T. MacDonnell (fl. 1917–1918), American college football coach at Wake Forest University
  • Eugene McDonnell (born 1926), American programming language designer

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  • Lady Flora McDonnell (born 1963), artist, illustrator, and author of children's books; daughter of Alexander McDonnell

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  • James MacDonnell (1884–1973), Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician from Ontario
  • James MacKerras Macdonnell (1884–1973), Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian from Ontario
  • James Macdonnell (1781–1857), Scottish military officer; fought at the Battle of Waterloo
  • James Smith McDonnell (1899–1980), American businessman and aviation pioneer; founder of McDonnell Aircraft, later McDonnell-Douglas
  • James McDonnell (born 1961), American musician better known as Slim Jim Phantom
  • Joe McDonnell (ice hockey) (born 1961), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Joe McDonnell (rugby player) (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union player
  • Joe McDonnell (hunger striker) (1951–1981), Irish member of the Provisional IRA; died in IRA hunger strike
  • John McDonnell (businessman) (born 1938), American aviation businessman, son of James Smith McDonnell
  • John McDonnell (coach) (born 1938), Irish-American college football coach
  • John McDonnell (footballer) (born 1965), Irish football manager
  • John McDonnell (politician) (born 1951), British politician and MP
  • Johnny McDonnell (fl. 1908–1912), Irish footballer

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  • Terrence McDonnell (contemporary), American screenwriter
  • Thomas McDonnell, Snr. (1788–1864), Irish-New Zealand businessman
  • Thomas McDonnell (1831–1899), New Zealand military officer and writer
  • Timothy A. McDonnell (born 1937), American Roman Catholic priest and bishop
  • Tony McDonnell (professor) (contemporary), British Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences
  • Tony McDonnell (born 1976), Irish football player

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  • William McDonnell, 6th Earl of Antrim (1851–1918), British peer
  • William McDonnell (1876–1941), American sport shooter and 1912 Olympic contestant

See also
  • Clan MacDonnell of Antrim, Irish branch of the Scottish Clan Donald
  • Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry Scottish branch of Scottish Clan Donald, now predominantly in Canada due to mass negotiation of immigration during the Highland Clearances.

References
  1. Lee, Henry (1920). History of the Clan Donald: The Families of MacDonald, McDonald and McDonnell. New York: R. L. Polk and Company.
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