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The Clan from whom the McDannels family descends began among the ancient Dalriadan kingdom of the west coast of Scotland. Their name comes from the personal name Donald. The name McDannels results from an erroneous Anglicization of the Gaelic name Mac Dhomnuill, which means son of Donald and is normally Anglicized MacDonald. The confusion is a result of the similar sound of the given names Daniel and Donald.
The surname McDannels was first found in Argyleshire, where they held a family seat from early times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McDannels research. Another 156 words (11 lines of text) covering the year 1890 is included under the topic Early McDannels History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Historical recordings of the name McDannels include many spelling variations. They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. They include MacDaniel, MacDaniell, MacDanell and others.
More information is included under the topic Early McDannels Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Significant portions of the populations of both the United States and Canada are still made up of the ancestors of Dalriadan families. Some of those in Canada originally settled the United States, but went north as United Empire Loyalists in the American War of Independence. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the ancestors of many Scots on both sides of the border begin to recover their collective national heritage through Clan societies and highland games. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Daniel MacDanell settled in New England in 1716; Angus, Anne, Dan, John and Mary MacDaniel settled in Maryland in 1747; Edward, Hugh, Isaac MacDaniel settled in Boston in 1769.