Mackenzie (surname)

Mackenzie
Family name
Meaning	Son of Coinneach
Region of origin	Scotland
Related names	Coinneach; Mackenzie (given name)
Clan affiliations	Clan Mackenzie

Mackenzie, MacKenzie, and McKenzie, are Scottish surnames. Originally pronounced [məˈkɛŋjiː]^[1] in Scots, the z representing the old Middle Scots letter, yogh. The names are Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, which is a patronymic form of the personal name Coinneach. The personal name means "comely".^[2]

People with the surname

Mackenzie, MacKenzie

• Adam MacKenzie, (b. 1984; Scottish field hockey defender)
• Aggie MacKenzie (b. 1955; Scottish television presenter)
• Alastair MacKenzie (b. 1970; Scottish actor)
• Alexander Mackenzie (1764–1820); explorer & employee Hudson's Bay Company)
• Alexander Mackenzie (1822-1892); building contractor & writer, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada)
• Alexander Mackenzie (died 1488), chief of the Clan Mackenzie
• Alexander Campbell Mackenzie (1847-1935; British musician, composer)
• Alexander Slidell Mackenzie (1803-1848) U.S. Navy officer
• Alister MacKenzie (1870-1934; British golf course designer)
• Anne MacKenzie (disambiguation), multiple people
• Billy Mackenzie (1957-1997; Scottish singer)
• Cameron Mackenzie (b. 1970); Australian Olympic sprinter)
• Colin Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth, (died 1633), chief of the Clan Mackenzie
• Colin Mackenzie (1754-1821); Surveyor General of India, art collector & orientalist)
• Colin Cam Mackenzie (1556-1594), chief of the Clan Mackenzie
• Colin Hercules Mackenzie (1898-1986); Head of S.O.E. in the Far East)
• Colin John Mackenzie (1861-1956); Canadian Chief of the General Staff)
• Colin Douglas Mackenzie (b. 1950); chief executive, Aberdeenshire Council)
• Colin Mackenzie (1877–1938; Australian anatomist, benefactor & museum administrator)
• Compton Mackenzie (1883–1972); Scottish novelist)
• Dave MacKenzie (politician) (b. 1947); Canadian politician)
• Donald Mackenzie (explorer), Scottish-Canadian explorer and governor of the Red River Settlement
• Donald A. MacKenzie, professor of sociology at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland
• Donald MacKenzie (rower), Canadian rower who won a medal at the 1904 Summer Olympics
• Duncan Mackenzie (British archaeologist)
• Duncan McKenzie, English footballer
• Francis MacKenzie (b. 1960); leader of Nova Scotia Liberal Party)
• George Mackenzie (lawyer) of Rosehaugh (1636‑1691; Scottish lawyer & legal writer)
• George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth (died 1651), chief of the Clan Mackenzie
• George Henry Mackenzie (1837–1891), Scottish-born American chess champion
• Gisele MacKenzie (1927-2003); Canadian singer)
• Graham Douglas "Garth" McKenzie (b.1941) Australian and Western Australian cricketer.
• Hector Roy Mackenzie (died 1528), landowner in Gairloch
• Henry Mackenzie (1745-1831; Scottish novelist)
• Ian Alistair Mackenzie (1890-1949; Canadian parliamentarian)
• Ian Mackenzie-Kerr (1929–2005), British book designer
• James Cameron Mackenzie (born 1852) American educator
• James MacKenzie (VC) (1889–1914); Scottish soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross)
• James Mackenzie (actor) (born 1979), Scottish actor
• Jane Mackenzie (1825-1893); 2nd wife of Alexander Mackenzie)
• Jemma McKenzie-Brown (b. 1992); British/American actor)
• John Mackenzie (1869-1915); Scottish, recipient of the Victoria Cross)
• John MacKenzie (1886-1933); American Medal of Honor recipient)
• John Joseph Mackenzie (born 1865) Canadian pathologist
• John Stuart Mackenzie (born 1860) British philosopher
• Johnnie McKenzie, a rapper, better known as Jay Rock on the music label Strange Music
• Julia McKenzie (b. 1941), actress (Miss Marple)
• Kelvin MacKenzie (b. 1946); editor/media figure, United Kingdom)
• Kenneth MacKenzie (disambiguation), multiple people including:
  • Kenneth Mackenzie, 7th of Kintail (died 1492), chief of the Clan Mackenzie
  • Kenneth Mackenzie, 10th of Kintail (died 1568), chief of the Clan Mackenzie
  • Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Lord Mackenzie of Kintail (died 1611), chief of the Clan Mackenzie
  • Kenneth Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Seaforth (1635-1678), chief of the Clan Mackenzie
  • Kenneth D. Mackenzie (b. 1937); business theorist)
  • Kenneth R. Mackenzie (b. 1908); civil servant and author/translator)
  • Kenneth Ross MacKenzie (1912-2002) American Physicist and discoverer of astatine
  • Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie (1833-1886), translator of the German prankster tale "Till Eulenspiegel" into English ("Master Tyll Owlglass: His Marvellous Adventures and Rare Conceits")
• Lewis MacKenzie (b. 1940); retired Canadian general & writer)
• Lionel McKenzie (b. 1919); American economist)
• Mary Beth McKenzie (b. 1946); painter of contemporary figures)
• Morell Mackenzie (1837-1892); British physician)
• Murdo MacKenzie (1850-1939); Scottish raconteur, Colorado & Brazilian cattle rancher)
• Neil MacKenzie (b. 1976); English football player)
• Norman MacKenzie (1894-1986); Canadian author, lawyer, professor & member of the senate)
• Osgood Mackenzie (1842-1922); Scottish gardener and landowner)
• R. Tait McKenzie (1867-1938); Canadian-born American surgeon and sculptor)
• Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840–1889); U.S. Army Civil War and Indian Wars officer)
• Robert MacKenzie, multiple people
• Robert C. MacKenzie (1948-1995); American professional soldier)
• Robert Ramsay Mackenzie (1811–1873); premier of Queensland, Australia)
• Robert W. Mackenzie (b. 1928); politician in Ontario, Canada)
• Sally MacKenzie (American romance author)
• Thomas Mackenzie (1854-1930); Prime Minister of New Zealand)
• William Lyon Mackenzie (1795–1861); Canadian journalist & rebel)
• William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950; 10th Prime Minister of Canada)
• William Mackenzie (disambiguation), multiple people

Mckenzie, McKenzie

• A. Daniel McKenzie (1924-1989); Canadian politician
• Benjamin McKenzie (b. 1978), US actor
• Bob McKenzie, Canadian broadcaster
• Bret McKenzie (b. 1976); New Zealand actor and musician, member of Flight of the Conchords
• Dan McKenzie (professor) (b. 1942); British professor and geologist
• Daniel Duncan McKenzie (1859-1927); Canadian politician
• Dave McKenzie (born 1943), New Zealand long-distance runner
• Duke McKenzie (born 1963), English boxing commentator and former professional boxer
• Kareem McKenzie (born 1979), American professional football player
• Lee McKenzie (born 1977), Scottish television presenter
• Leon McKenzie (born 1978), English footballer
• Linsey Dawn McKenzie (born 1978), British model
• Neil McKenzie (born 1975), South African cricketer
• Precious McKenzie (born 1936), New Zealand weightlifter, born in South Africa
• Scott McKenzie, US singer
• Paul McKenzie (disambiguation), multiple people
• Peter McKenzie (disambiguation), multiple people
• William McKenzie (disambiguation), multiple people
• William M. McKenzie, called Red McKenzie (1907-1948), American Jazz musician
• Winston McKenzie (born 1953), British politician and former amateur boxer

References

1. ^ SND:Z
2. ^ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/default.aspx?. Retrieved 17 April 2010.  which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.  for the surname "McKenzie".

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