McConnel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Douglas McConnel (1893–1961), British Army officer John McConnel (1806–1899), Australian pastoralist and politician Mary McConnel (pioneer) (1824–1910), Scottish settler and hospital administrator May Jordan McConnel (1860–1929), Australian trade unionist and suffragist Michael McConnell (born 1942), one half of the first same-sex couple to be married legally with a license that was never revoked Ursula McConnel (1888–1957), Australian anthropologist and ethnographer William McConnel (1809–1902), English industrialist See also McConnell (surname)