Macdonell: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Spelled Macdonell, the surname still points back to MacDonald. The family name meaning is “Son of Domhnall (world ruler)”, the same as for MacDonald. Macdonell is listed among the recognised spellings of MacDonald. Other spellings include Mac Domhnaill and MacDhòmhnaill.

The 2010 census count for Macdonell in the United States was 738, good for rank 31,383. Macdonell sounds close to MacDonnell, McDonell and McDonnell, so it can help to search both.

Arms linked to MacDonald and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Macdonell surname pack.