CONNELL & O'CONNELL Surname Meaning & Origin:
In Ulster the Connell surname may also have derived from MacConn, an Anglicized form of Mac Mhiolchon, meaning "son of the hound-like one."
Three distinct O Connell clans, located in the provinces of Connacht, Ulster, and Munster, are the originators of many of the Connell families in Clare, Galway, Kerry.
2) A modern Scottish surname for Congal or Congual.
CONNELL is one of 50 common Irish surnames of modern Ireland.
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Famous People with the Surname CONNELL and O'CONNELL:
- Daniel O'Connell - Irish politician and statesman, known as the "Liberator"
- Evan S. Connell - American novelist
Genealogy Resources for the Surname CONNELL & O'CONNELL:
O'connell Name Meaning & Family History
An overview of the O'Connell surname meaning, plus subscription-based access to genealogical records on Connell and O'Connell families around the world from Ancestry.com.
British Surname Profiler - Distribution of the Connell Surname
Trace the geography and history of the Connell surname through this free online database based on a University College London (UCL) project investigating the distribution of surnames in Great Britain, both current and historic.
Connell Family Genealogy Forum
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FamilySearch - CONNELL Genealogy
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CONNELL Surname & Family Mailing Lists
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Cousin Connect - CONNELL Genealogy Queries
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DistantCousin.com - CONNELL Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name Connell.
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References: Surname Meanings & Origins
Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.
Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005.
Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Avotaynu, 2004.
Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.
Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.
Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.
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