Mackenzie (surname) explained
Mackenzie, MacKenzie and McKenzie are alternative spellings of a Scottish surname relating to Clan Mackenzie. It was originally written MacKenȝie and pronounced in Scots pronounced as /məˈkɛŋjiː/[1] in Scots, with the "z" representing the old Middle Scots letter, "ȝ" yogh. This is an anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, which is a patronymic form of the personal name Coinneach, anglicized as Kenneth. The personal name means "handsome".[2]
People with the surname
Mackenzie, MacKenzie
A–I
- Adam MacKenzie, (born 1984), Scottish field hockey defender
- Aggie MacKenzie (born 1955), Scottish television presenter
- Alastair Mackenzie (born 1970), Scottish actor
- Alexander Mackenzie (explorer) (1764–1820), explorer and employee Hudson's Bay Company
- Alexander Mackenzie (politician) (1822–1892), building contractor and writer, second prime minister of Canada
- Alexander Mackenzie of Kintail (died 1488), chief of the Clan Mackenzie
- Alexander Mackenzie (composer) (1847–1935), British musician, composer
- Alexander Slidell Mackenzie (1803–1848), U.S. Navy officer
- Alexander Johnston Mackenzie (1912–1945), Scottish barrister, soldier, and author
- Alister MacKenzie (1870–1934), British golf course designer
- Anna Maria Mackenzie (fl. 1783–1811), British novelist
- Anne MacKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Arthur John Mackenzie (1871–1949), Scottish chess master
- Billy Mackenzie (1957–1997), Scottish singer, member of the rock band The Associates
- Bruce Roy MacKenzie (died 1978), British intelligence operative and Minister of Agriculture in Kenya
- Cameron Mackenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Catriona McKenzie, Australian filmmaker
- Colin Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Seaforth, (died 1633), chief of the Clan Mackenzie
- Colin Mackenzie (1754–1821), Surveyor General of India, art collector and orientalist
- Colin Mackenzie (1877–1938), Australian anatomist, benefactor and museum administrator
- Colin Mackenzie (British Army officer) (1861–1956), Canadian Chief of the General Staff
- Colin Cam Mackenzie of Kintail (died 1594), chief of the Clan Mackenzie
- Colin Hercules Mackenzie (1898–1986), Head of S.O.E. in the Far East
- Compton Mackenzie (1883–1972), Scottish novelist
- Dan Mackenzie, American songwriter-producer
- Dan MacKenzie, Canadian sports and marketing executive
- Dave MacKenzie (politician) (born 1947), Canadian politician
- D. J. M. Mackenzie (1905–1994), British colonial medical official
- Donald Alexander Mackenzie (1873–1936), Scottish journalist and folklorist
- Donald Angus 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
- Elizabeth MacKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Eric Francis MacKenzie, American Roman Catholic bishop
- Francis MacKenzie (born 1960), leader of Nova Scotia Liberal Party
- George Mackenzie (disambiguation), several people
- George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636‑1691), Scottish lawyer and 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
- Gladys Mackenzie (1903–1972), Scottish physicist
- 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
J–Z
- Jack Mackenzie (1888–1984), Canadian engineer and academic
- James Cameron Mackenzie (1852–1931), 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), second wife of Alexander Mackenzie
- Janet Mackenzie (born 1962), British Anglican priest
- Jean Kenyon Mackenzie (1874–1936), American writer and missionary in West Africa
- John Mackenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Kelvin MacKenzie (born 1946), editor/media figure, United Kingdom
- Kenneth MacKenzie (disambiguation), several 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 (born 1937), business theorist
- Kenneth R. Mackenzie (1908–1990), 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)
- Laurence MacKenzie, Scottish footballer
- Lewis MacKenzie (born 1940), retired Canadian general and writer
- Lisa McKenzie (born 1968), British anarchist and academic
- Morell Mackenzie (1837–1892), British physician
- Murdo MacKenzie (courtier) (died 1590), Scottish landowner and builder of Fairburn Tower
- Murdo MacKenzie (minister) (1835–1912), minister of the Free Church of Scotland
- Murdo MacKenzie (1850–1939), Scottish raconteur, Colorado and Brazilian cattle rancher
- Neil MacKenzie (born 1976), English football player
- Norman MacKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Osgood Mackenzie (1842–1922), Scottish gardener and landowner
- Paul Mackenzie (also spelled as Paul Makenzi), Kenyan evangelical preacher who is the co-founder and leader of the Malindi cult
- Peter Samuel George Mackenzie (1862–1914), Canadian politician
- Ranald S. Mackenzie (1840–1889), U.S. Army Civil War and Indian Wars officer
- Robert MacKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Ruth Mackenzie, British artistic director
- Sally MacKenzie, American romance author
- Sofía MacKenzie (born 1972), Argentine field hockey player
- Stephen Mackenzie (1844–1909), British medical doctor
- Talitha MacKenzie, American ethnomusicologist
- Thomas Mackenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Walter Mackenzie (1909–1978), Canadian surgeon and academic
- Warren MacKenzie (1924–2018), American craft potter
- William Lyon Mackenzie (1795–1861), Canadian journalist and rebel
- William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950 tenth prime minister of Canada
- William Mackenzie (disambiguation), several people
McKenzie
- A. Daniel McKenzie (1924–1989), Canadian politician
- Albert Edward McKenzie (1898–1918), English Victoria Cross recipient
- Archibald McKenzie (born 1841), American politician in New Brunswick
- Archibald McKenzie (footballer) (1863–1946), Scottish footballer for Clyde and West Bromwich Albion
- Archie McKenzie (1900s), Scottish footballer for Partick Thistle
- Benjamin McKenzie (born 1978), US actor
- Bob McKenzie (broadcaster), Canadian broadcaster
- Bret McKenzie (born 1976), New Zealand actor and musician, member of Flight of the Conchords
- Charles E. McKenzie (1896–1956), American politician
- Dan McKenzie (geophysicist) (born 1942), British professor and geologist
- Daniel Duncan McKenzie (1859–1927), Canadian politician
- Dave McKenzie (runner) (born 1943), New Zealand long-distance runner
- Don McKenzie (footballer, born 1927)
- Donald McKenzie (explorer) (1783–1851), Scottish-Canadian explorer and governor of the Red River Settlement
- Duke McKenzie (born 1963), English boxing commentator and former professional boxer
- Duncan McKenzie, English footballer
- Elizabeth McKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Fay McKenzie (1916–2019), American actress
- Frank McKenzie, American United States Marine Corps general
- Frank McKenzie (footballer), Scottish footballer
- George McKenzie (footballer, born 1908), Scottish footballer
- Graham Douglas "Garth" McKenzie (born 1941), Australian and Western Australian cricketer
- Hector McKenzie, Scottish footballer
- Isaiah McKenzie (born 1995), American football player
- Jack McKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Jacqueline McKenzie (born 1967), Australian actress
- Jacqueline McKenzie (lawyer), British human rights lawyer
- James Mckenzie (outlaw) (born c. 1820), Infamous New Zealand outlaw and folk hero of Scottish Gael heritage
- James A. McKenzie (Wisconsin politician) (1862–1918), American politician
- Jemma McKenzie-Brown (born 1992), British/American actor
- John McKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Johnnie McKenzie, rapper, better known as Jay Rock on the music label Strange Music
- Julia McKenzie (born 1941), actress (Miss Marple)
- Kahlil McKenzie (born 1997), American football player
- Kareem McKenzie (born 1979), American professional football player
- Ken McKenzie (1923–2003), Canadian newspaper publisher and sports journalist
- Kevin McKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Lee McKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Leon McKenzie (born 1978), English footballer
- Linsey Dawn McKenzie (born 1978), British model
- Lionel W. McKenzie (born 1919), American economist
- Luke McKenzie (born 1981), Australian triathlete
- Lynton McKenzie (1940–1999), American firearms engraver
- Marc McKenzie (born 1985), Scottish footballer
- Mary Beth McKenzie (born 1946), painter of contemporary figures
- Neil McKenzie (born 1975), South African cricketer
- Paul McKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Peter McKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- Polly McKenzie, character in The Inbetweeners
- Precious McKenzie (born 1936), New Zealand weightlifter, born in South Africa
- R. Tait McKenzie (1867–1938), Canadian-born American surgeon and sculptor
- Sarah McKenzie, Australian jazz musician
- Scott McKenzie (1939–2012), American singer-songwriter
- Thomasin McKenzie (born 2000), a New Zealand actress
- Toby McKenzie (1953–2013), American businessman and philanthropist.
- Triston McKenzie (born 1997), American baseball player
- William McKenzie (disambiguation), several people
- William M. McKenzie, called Red McKenzie (1907–1948), American jazz musician
- Winston McKenzie (born 1953), British politician and former amateur boxer
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Notes and References
- http://dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/z "Z"
- Web site: Learn about the family history of your surname. Ancestry.com. 17 April 2010. which cited Book: Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "McKenzie".
