McKenna (name)
McKenna, also MacKenna, is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Irish surname "Mac Cionaoith", also spelt Mac Cionaodha or Mac Cionnaith, meaning "son of Cionnaith.
The historical lineage of the McKennas lies in Truagh, County Monaghan, 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 sharing the surname "McKenna"
Famous people of the surname McKenna include:
- Aiden McKenna, Irish Fashion Designer and Entrepreneur
- Andrew McKenna, American political organizer and the chairman of the Illinois Republican Party
- Antoinette McKenna, Irish musician
- Barney McKenna, Irish musician
- Bernard McKenna (writer), Scottish-born writer of television comedy
- Bernard J. McKenna, mayor of the U.S. city of Pittsburgh from 1893 to 1896
- Charlene McKenna, Irish actress
- Charles F. McKenna, U.S. District Court judge
- Chris McKenna (disambiguation)
- Christina McKenna, Irish writer
- David McKenna (footballer), Scottish footballer
- David McKenna (writer), American screenwriter
- Dennis McKenna, American ethnopharmacologist
- Donald McKenna (disambiguation), various people, including:
- Donald McKenna (cricketer) (1944–1995), Australian cricketer
- Donald McKenna (philanthropist), American philanthropist and academic
- Frank McKenna, Canadian businessman
- John McKenna, British Sculptor
- Joseph McKenna, American politician
- Kevin McKenna, Canadian soccer player
- Malcolm McKenna, American paleontologist
- P Gerry McKenna MRIA, Northern Irish biologist and academic[1][2]
- 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 noted exorcist
- Sean McKenna (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Sean McKenna (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Siobhán McKenna, Irish stage and screen actress
- Stephen McKenna (novelist) (1888-1967), English novelist
- Stephen McKenna (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Terence McKenna, American philosopher
- Thomas Patrick McKenna, Irish actor
- Virginia McKenna, British actress and writer
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