| ![Show Contents]() McConell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Scotland
Ireland
Etymology of McConellWhat does the name McConell mean? In the mountains of Scotland's west coast and on the Hebrides islands, the ancestors of the McConell family were born. Their name comes from the Gaelic word Mac-Dhomhnaill, which translates to mean the son of the mightiest one in the world. Early Origins of the McConell familyThe surname McConell was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North 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. Early History of the McConell familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our McConell research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1546 is included under the topic Early McConell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. McConell Spelling VariationsIn various documents McConell has been spelled Since medieval scribes still spelled according to sound, records from that era contain an enormous number of spelling variations. MacConnell, MacConnal, MacConnel, Connell and others. Early Notables of the McConell familyAnother 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early McConell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the McConell family to IrelandSome of the McConell family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 35 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| McConell migration to the United States | + |
The descendants of the Dalriadan families who made the great crossing of the Atlantic still dot communities along the east coast of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many of the settlers traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Clan societies and highland games have allowed Canadian and American families of Scottish descent to recover much of their lost heritage. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name McConell or a variant listed above include:
McConell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Ketty McConell, aged 22, who arrived in New York, NY in 1804 1
- Patt McConell, aged 24, who landed in New York, NY in 1804 1
| McConell migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: McConell Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- W McCONELL, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1842
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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