McIlhenny
McIlhenny or McElhenny is an Irish surname commonly found in Donegal and Derry. They are a Sept of the Cenel Eogain race, son of Niall high king of Ireland. In Gaelic the name translates "servant of Saint Canice". Notable people with the surname include:
- Don McIlhenny (born 1934), American football player
- Edmund McIlhenny (1815–1890), American businessman and inventor of Tabasco sauce
- Edward Avery McIlhenny (1872–1949), American businessman and Arctic explorer
- Henry Plumer McIlhenny (1919–1986), American art collector
- John Avery McIlhenny (1867–1942), American businessman, Rough Rider, and politician
- Paul C. P. McIlhenny (1944–2013), American businessman and conservationist
- Walter Stauffer McIlhenny (1910–1985) American businessman and World War II Marine
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- Hugh McElhenny (born 1928), American football player
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- Josiah McElheny (born 1966), American artist
- Victor McElheny (born 1935), American science writer
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