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, anglicised as Kenneth. The personal name means "comely".[2]

People with the surname

Mackenzie, MacKenzie

McKenzie

References

  1. SND:Z
  2. "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. 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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