McKenna (name)
McKenna, also MacKenna, Mckenna or Mackenna, is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Irish surname "Mac Cionaoith", also spelt Mac Cionaodha or Mac Cionnaith, meaning "son of Cionnaith" or of the Scottish surname, from Galloway, "MacCionaodha".[1]
The historical lineage of the McKennas lies in Truagh, County Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland, where they were "The Lords Of Truagh" and the McKenna coat of arms can be seen on many of the graves from members of the family.
In North Kerry Mckenna is considered to come from Mac Ginea. The Cionnath, Cionaoith, Cionaddha forms are considered there to be sources of names like Kenny, Kenney and Kennedy.
Notable people with the surname McKenna
- Alan McKenna (disambiguation), several persons
- Alex McKenna (born 1984), American actress
- Andrew McKenna, American political organizer
- Andrew J. McKenna (born 1929), American businessman
- Antoinette McKenna, Irish musician
- Barney McKenna (1939–2012), Irish musician
- Bernard McKenna (writer), Scottish television writer and producer
- Bernard J. McKenna, American politician
- Brian McKenna (born 1945), Canadian filmmaker
- Buck McKenna, Canadian football coach
- Catherine McKenna (born 1971), Canadian politician
- Charlene McKenna, Irish actress
- Charles F. McKenna, American judge
- Chris McKenna (disambiguation), several persons
- Christina McKenna, Irish writer
- Christine McKenna (born 1951), British actress
- Conor McKenna (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
- Dave McKenna (1930–2008), American jazz pianist
- David McKenna (footballer), Scottish footballer
- David McKenna (writer), American screenwriter
- Dennis McKenna, American ethnopharmacologist
- Donald McKenna (disambiguation), several persons
- Eugene McKenna, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer and manager
- Francis I. McKenna (1859–1914), American architect, and real estate and land developer
- Frank McKenna, Canadian businessman
- Gail McKenna (born 1968), English model, actress, and presenter
- Gerry McKenna[2] (born 1953), Northern Irish biologist and academic[3]
- Guy McKenna (born 1969), Australian rules football player and coach
- Jimmy McKenna (born 1953), Scottish actor
- Joe McKenna (born 1951), Irish hurler
- John McKenna (disambiguation), several persons
- Joseph McKenna, American politician
- Juliet E. McKenna (born 1965), British author
- Ken McKenna (born 1960), English former footballer and manager
- Kevin McKenna, Canadian soccer player
- Kit McKenna (1873–1941), American baseball player
- Kristine McKenna, American journalist, critic and art curator
- Lawrence M. McKenna (born 1933), American judge
- Lesley McKenna (born 1974), British snowboarder
- Lori McKenna (born 1968), American folk singer and songwriter
- Malcolm McKenna, American palaeontologist
- Matt McKenna (born 1975), American bassist
- Megan McKenna (born 1992), English television personality
- Michael McKenna (disambiguation), several persons
- Nick McKenna (1895–1974), Australian politician
- Patricia McKenna, Irish politician
- Patrick McKenna, Canadian actor
- Paul McKenna, British hypnotist
- Peter McKenna, Australian Rules Footballer
- Reginald McKenna, British politician
- Richard McKenna, American writer
- Rob McKenna, American politician
- Robert McKenna, Traditionalist Catholic bishop and exorcist
- Sean McKenna (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Sean McKenna (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Siobhán McKenna, Irish stage and screen actress
- Stephen McKenna (disambiguation), several persons
- Terence McKenna, American philosopher
- Thomas Patrick McKenna, Irish actor
- Virginia McKenna, British actress and writer
Fictional characters with the surname McKenna
- Elise McKenna, portrayed by Jane Seymore in Somewhere in Time
- Jonathon McKenna, from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
- Rachel McKenna, from the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
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References
- ↑ "The Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning, and History - George Fraser Black - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ↑ "Professor P. G. (Gerry) McKenna". Gerrymckenna.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ↑ "Prof Gerry McKenna, DL, MRIA Authorised Biography | Debrett's People of Today". Debretts.com. 1953-12-10. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
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