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MacConnell Family Crest
MacConnell Family Crest
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Where did the Scottish MacConnell family come from? What is the Scottish MacConnell family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacConnell family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacConnell family history?

The sea-swept Hebrides islands and the west coast of Scotland, made up the ancient Dalriadan kingdom, the ancestral home of the MacConnell family. Their name comes from the Gaelic word Mac-Dhomhnaill, which translates to mean the son of the mightiest one in the world.

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Many spelling variations of MacConnell have been recorded over the years, including These are the result of the medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English. MacConnell, MacConnal, MacConnel, Connell and others.

First found in Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacConnell research. Another 202 words(14 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacConnell History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early MacConnell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the MacConnell family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 134 words(10 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Many who arrived from Scotland settled along the east coast of North America in communities that would go on to become the backbones of the young nations of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many settlers who remained loyal to England went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Their descendants later began to recover the lost Scottish heritage through events such as the highland games that dot North America in the summer months. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the MacConnell family emigrate to North America:

MacConnell Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Cana MacConnell, who landed in New England in 1651-1652

MacConnell Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James MacConnell, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
  • John MacConnell, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
  • P MacConnell, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
  • Sarah MacConnell, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
  • Alexander, Arthur, Andrew, Francis, George, Henry, John, James, Neil, Patrick, Robert, Thomas, and William MacConnell all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1800 and 1870

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  • Jack Wilson MacConnell (b. 1960), longest serving First Minister in the history of the Scottish Parliament
  • Mickey MacConnell (b. 1947), Irish musician and song writer


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  10. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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The MacConnell Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacConnell Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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