McDonnell

English

Alternative forms

McDonell

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dhomhnuill (“son of Donald”). See also MacDonald.

Proper noun

McDonnell (plural McDonnells)

A surname from Irish.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, McDonnell is the 2532^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14309 individuals. McDonnell is most common among White (94.65%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McDonnell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 550.

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