# McConnell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcconnell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 39,754 |
| US rank (2010) | 872 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,766 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.4% (39,203 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈkɒnəl/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | M'connell, Maconnell, Macconnell, M'connel, Maconnel, Macconnel, Mcconnel |

## Who carries it

Share of people named McConnell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McConnell in the United States and Australia.

## People named McConnell

- Mitch McConnell, American politician and lawyer (born 1942)
- T. J. McConnell, American basketball player
- Suzie McConnell-Serio, basketball player and coach
- Daniel McConnell, Australian racing cyclist
- Gladys McConnell, American actress (1905-1979)
- William J. McConnell, American politician (1839-1925)
- Rebecca McConnell, Australian cyclist
- John McConnell, American actor
- Judith McConnell, American actress
- John McConnell, American environmentalist
- Peter McConnell, American video game composer and musician
- Elias McConnell, American actor

## Similar surnames

McNeil, McNeal, McNeill, McNiel, McNeilly, Macneill, McNelly, McNeel, McMillan, McKinley, McMullen, McNally.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.