McKenna (name)
McKenna, also MacKenna and 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) (born 1944), Scottish television writer and producer
- Bernard J. McKenna (1842–1903), American politician
- Brian McKenna (born 1945), Canadian filmmaker
- Buck McKenna, Canadian football coach
- Catherine McKenna (born 1971), Canadian politician
- Charlene McKenna (born 1984), Irish actress
- Charles F. McKenna (1844–1922), American judge
- Chris McKenna (disambiguation), several persons
- Christina McKenna, Irish writer
- Christine McKenna (born 1951), British actress
- Conor McKenna (born 1996), Australian footballer
- Dave McKenna (1930–2008), American jazz pianist
- David McKenna (footballer) (born 1986), Scottish footballer
- David McKenna (writer) (born 1968), American screenwriter
- Dennis McKenna (born 1950), 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 (born1948), Canadian businessman, politician, and diplomat
- Gail McKenna (born 1968), English model, actress, and presenter
- Gerry McKenna (born 1953), Northern Irish biologist and academic[2]
- Guy McKenna (born 1969), Australian football player and coach
- Jimmy McKenna (born 1953), Scottish actor
- Joe McKenna (born 1951), Irish hurler
- John McKenna (disambiguation), several persons
- John McKenna (born 1963), Canadian-American finance executive
- Joseph McKenna (1843–1926), American politician
- Judith McKenna (born 1966/1967), British businesswoman
- Juliet E. McKenna (born 1965), British author
- Ken McKenna (born 1960), English footballer and manager
- Kevin McKenna (born 1980), 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 (1930–2008), American palaeontologist
- Matt McKenna (born 1975), American bassist
- Megan McKenna (born 1992), English television personality
- Mia McKenna-Bruce (born 1997), English actress
- Michael McKenna (disambiguation), several persons
- Nick McKenna (1895–1974), Australian politician
- Patricia McKenna (born 1957), Irish politician
- Patrick McKenna (born 1960), Canadian actor
- Paul McKenna (born 1963), British hypnotist
- Peter McKenna (born 1946), Australian footballer
- Reginald McKenna (1863–1943), British politician
- Richard McKenna (1913–1964), American writer
- Rob McKenna (born 1962), American politician
- Robert McKenna (1927–2015), American Catholic bishop and exorcist
- Ryan McKenna (born 1973), American politician
- Ryan McKenna (baseball) (born 1997), American baseball player
- Sean McKenna (footballer) (born 1987), Scottish footballer
- Sean McKenna (ice hockey) (born 1962), Canadian ice hockey player
- Siobhán McKenna (1923–1986), Irish actress
- Stephen McKenna (disambiguation), several persons
- Terence McKenna (1946–2000), American philosopher
- Thomas Patrick McKenna (1929–2011), Irish actor
- Virginia McKenna (born 1931), British actress and writer
- William McKenna (born 1946), American politician
- Willie McKenna (1889–1958), Scottish footballer
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
- Ginger McKenna, from Martin Scorsese's 1995 movie Casino
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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.
- ↑ "Prof Gerry McKenna, DL, MRIA Authorised Biography | Debrett's People of Today". Debretts.com. 1953-12-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
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