O'Connell (name) explained
O'Connell is a noble surname of Irish origin. It is an anglicisation of the Irish Ó Conaill (meaning "descendant of Conall"). The personal name Conall is composed of the elements con (from cú meaning "hound") and gal (meaning "valour").[1] The O'Connell family were a noted clan of Derrynane, Munster.
Surname
- Aaron D. O'Connell (born 1981), American experimental quantum physicist, creator of the world's first quantum machine
- Aaron O'Connell (born 1986), American model and actor
- Aidan O'Connell (born 1998), American football player
- Anthony O'Connell (1938–2012), American Catholic bishop
- Arthur O'Connell (1908–1981), American actor
- Bill O'Connell (born 1957), American photographer
- Billie Eilish O'Connell, known as Billie Eilish (born 2001), American singer and songwriter
- Beverly Reid O'Connell (1965–2017), American judge
- Carlos O'Connell (born 1963), Irish decathlete
- Charlie O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Christian O'Connell (born 1973), English radio DJ
- Conall O'Connell, senior Australian public servant
- Dáithí Ó Conaill (David O'Connell) (1938–1991), Irish republican
- Daniel O'Connell (1775–1847), Irish politician
- Daniel P. O'Connell (1885–1977), American politician from New York
- David O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Denis J. O'Connell (1849–1927), American Catholic bishop
- Eileen O'Connell (Irish writer) (c.1743–c.1800), Irish poet
- Eileen O'Connell (politician) (1947–2000), Canadian politician, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
- Finneas O'Connell (born 1997), American actor and musician
- Frédérique Émilie Auguste O'Connell (1823–1885) German–French painter
- Grace O’Connell, American bioengineer
- Helen O'Connell (1920–1993), American singer, actress, and dancer
- Helen O'Connell (urologist) (born 1962), Australian urologist
- Jack O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jerry O'Connell (born 1974), American actor
- Joe O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
- John O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Martin O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Maura O'Connell (born (1958), Irish singer and actress, singer
- Maurice O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Muireann O'Connell, (born 1983), Irish broadcaster
- Max O'Connell (born 1936), Australian cricket umpire
- Mick O'Connell (born 1937), Irish footballer
- Millie O'Connell (born 1997) British Theatre actress and singer
- Mike O'Connell (born 1955), American ice hockey player and general manager
- Paddy or Pat or Patrick O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Paul O'Connell (born 1979), Irish rugby player
- Ryan O'Connell (brn 1986), American writer, actor, and producer
- Stephen C. O'Connell (1916–2001), Florida Supreme Court justice (1955–1967), president of the University of Florida (1967–1973)
- Taaffe O'Connell (born 1951), American actress and publisher
- Terri O'Connell (born 1964), American motor racing driver and transgender
- Thomas J. O'Connell (1882–1969), Irish politician
- William O'Connell (disambiguation), multiple people
See also
Given name
Fictional characters
Notes and References
- http://www.ancestry.com/facts/O'Connell-name-meaning.ashx O'Connell Name Meaning and Origin
