Connell Family History
Connell Name Meaning
Irish: shortened form of O'Connell or McConnell . Manx: from Gaelic Mac Giolla Chonaill ‘son of Giolla Chonaill’ a personal name meaning ‘servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Conall’. Compare O'Connell . The surname has sometimes been confused with Cannell .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022