Scannell
English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scannail (“descendant of Scannal”), a byname meaning "contention".
Proper noun
Scannell (plural Scannells)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Scannell is the 11679th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2684 individuals. Scannell is most common among White (94.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scannell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.