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    The surname McConnell

    A surname, carried by 39,754 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈkɒnəl/ 3 syllables Soundex M254

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McConnell is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 39,754 people named McConnell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,766 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 39,203.

    #872
    rank among US surnames
    39,754
    people in 2010
    13
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #800)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #863Felix40,1657,687
    #864Peck40,0557,708
    #865Lucero39,9867,721
    #866Boyle39,9217,734
    #867Hanna39,8907,740
    #868Pace39,8797,742
    #869Rush39,8027,757

    Who is named McConnell

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named McConnell identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McConnells

    12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mitch McConnell
      American politician and lawyer (born 1942)
    • T. J. McConnell
      American basketball player, born 1992
    • Suzie McConnell-Serio
      Basketball player and coach, born 1966
    • Daniel McConnell
      Australian racing cyclist, born 1985
    • Gladys McConnell
      American actress (1905-1979)
    • William J. McConnell
      American politician (1839-1925)
    • Rebecca McConnell
      Australian cyclist, born 1991
    • John McConnell
      American actor, born 1958
    • Judith McConnell
      American actress, born 1944
    • John McConnell
      American environmentalist, 1915–2012
    • Peter McConnell
      American video game composer and musician, born 1960
    • Elias McConnell
      American actor, born 1985

    Notable McConnells come mostly from the United States (10) and Australia (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • M'connell
    • Maconnell
    • Macconnell
    • M'connel
    • Maconnel
    • Macconnel
    • Mcconnel

    Surnames that sound like McConnell

    McConnell has the Soundex code M254, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M254.

    Questions

    How common is the surname McConnell?
    39,754 people in the United States had the surname McConnell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,766 Americans. It ranked 872nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McConnell?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named McConnell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McConnell?
    Mitch McConnell, American politician and lawyer (born 1942), followed by T. J. McConnell.
    Where is the surname McConnell most common?
    Wikidata records people named McConnell in the United States and Australia.
    How do you pronounce McConnell?
    McConnell is /məˈkɒnəl/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname McConnell getting more or less common?
    More common. 39,203 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 39,754 in 2010, up 1.4%.
    What are other spellings of McConnell?
    M'connell, Maconnell, Macconnell, M'connel, Maconnel and Macconnel.