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Mackenzie (also spelled MacKenzie, Makenzie or McKenzie), originally pronounced "makenyie" (/məˈkɛnji/) (see yogh for an explanation of this), is a surname of Highland Scottish origin (see Clan Mackenzie). It is also used as a given name—in North America it is sometimes used for girls.

Scottish clan

• Clan MacKenzie, a Scottish clan or last name.

People

Last name or surname

• 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 (b. 1960; Scottish broadcaster, BBC)
• Billy Mackenzie (1957-1997; Scottish singer)
• Cameron Mackenzie (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 (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 (1992-present; 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
• Julia McKenzie (born 1941), actress (Miss Marple)
• Kelvin MacKenzie (b. 1946; editor/media figure United Kingdom)
• Kenneth MacKenzie (disambiguation), multiple people including:
  • 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; Colorado & Brazilian cattle rancher)
• Neil MacKenzie (b. 1976; English football player)
• Norman MacKenzie (1894-1986; Canadian author, lawyer, professor & member of the senate)
• 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 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
• A. Daniel McKenzie (1924-1989); Canadian politician
• Benjamin McKenzie (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
• 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 cricket player
• 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

First name

• Mackenzie Astin (b. 1973; American actor)
• Sir Mackenzie Bowell (1823-1917; fifth Prime Minister of Canada)
• Mackenzie Crook (b. 1971; British actor)
• Mackenzie Phillips (b. 1959; American actress)
• Mackenzie Rosman (b. 1989; American actress)
• Mackenzie Thorpe (b. 1956; British artist)

Fictional characters

• Bob and Doug McKenzie from Second City Television
• Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie from Veronica Mars
• Robert MacKenzie, from Andrea Newman's book and TV drama MacKenzie
• Lt. Col. Sarah MacKenzie, USMC, from JAG
• Mackenzie Allen from Commander in Chief (TV series)
• Mackenzie Browning from The Young and the Restless
• Mackenzie Calhoun from the Star Trek: New Frontier series
• Mackenzie "Mack" Hartford, the Operation Overdrive Red Ranger

Dogs

• Mackenzie River Husky, bred for pulling freight in the Arctic
• Spuds Mackenzie, Budwiser mascott

Music

• "Sgt. MacKenzie", a lament written by Joseph Kilna MacKenzie

Places

Cities, towns and roads

Australia

• Mackenzie, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane

Canada

• Mackenzie, British Columbia, near Williston Lake in east central B.C.
• Mackenzie, Ontario, on Thunder Bay in west central Ontario
• The Mackenzie Highway in Alberta
• Mackenzie No. 23, Alberta, a municipal district in northwestern Alberta
• McKenzie Lake, Calgary, neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta
• McKenzie Towne, Calgary, neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta

United States

• Mackenzie, Missouri, suburb of St. Louis
• McKenzie, Alabama
• McKenzie, Maryland
• McKenzie, Tennessee
• McKenzie County, North Dakota
• Point MacKenzie, Alaska, a census-designated place in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Cyprus

• McKenzie beach, Larnaca, a beach on the coast of Larnaca, east of the island, near Larnaca Airport

Bodies of water

• MacKenzie Bay, Antarctica
• Mackenzie Bay (Yukon), Northwest Territories/Yukon, Canada (in Beaufort Sea)
• Mackenzie River Delta Northwest Territories, Canada
• Mackenzie-Peace, Source of the (lake) British Columbia, Canada
• Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories, Canada (longest river in Canada)
• Mackenzie River, east central Queensland, Australia (flows through Comet, Queensland)
• Mackenzie River in the South Island of New Zealand
• McKenzie River, Oregon, United States

Bodies of land

• Mackenzie Basin, central South Island of New Zealand
• Mackenzie King Island, Queen Elizabeth Islands, Northwest Territories/Nunavut, Canada (named for the Mackenzie King families of William Lyon Mackenzie King)
• Mackenzie Mountains, southeast Northwest Territories, Canada
• Mackenzie Trough, Beaufort Sea

Geo-Political

• MacKenzie District, political district South Island of New Zealand
• District of Mackenzie, a former Canadian administrative district
• Mackenzie (electoral district), a former Canadian federal electoral district in Saskatchewan
• Powell River-Sunshine Coast, a Canadian provincial electoral district in British Columbia called "Mackenzie" from 1924-1991.
• Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, oil pipeline impact inquiry committee

Schools

• Mackenzie High School (Guyana), a secondary school in Linden, Guyana
• Mackenzie High School (Michigan), a defunct secondary school in Detroit, Michigan, USA
• McKenzie College (Nova Scotia), a vocational college in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
• McKenzie College (Tennessee), a defunct college in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
• McKenzie College (Texas), a defunct college in Clarksville, Texas, USA
• McKenzie High School, a public secondary school in Finn Rock, Oregon, USA
• McTyeire College, formerly McKenzie College, a defunct college in McKenzie, Tennessee, USA
• Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, a private university in São Paulo, Brazil
• William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute, a public secondary school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ships

• Ships of U.S. Navy named USS MacKenzie
  • USS MacKenzie (TB-17), 1899-1916, MacKenzie-class torpedo boat
  • USS MacKenzie (DD-175), 1919-1940, Wickes-class destroyer
  • USS MacKenzie (DD-614), 1942-1971, Benson-class destroyer

Sports

• Associação Atlética Mackenzie College, a defunct Brazilian football (soccer) club

Video games

• McKenzie & Co, a 1995 video game

Legal

• Baker & McKenzie, law firm based in the US
• McKenzie Friend, a British legal term

Brands

• McKenzie (clothing), a British clothing brand
• Spuds MacKenzie, canine mascot in a 1987 Bud Light beer ad.

Geography

• Mackenzie dike swarm
• Mackenzie hotspot

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Etymology

Gaelic Mac (son of) + Kenzie ("the intelligent one" or possibly "the wise ruler"). Possible alternate: Gaelic MacCoinneach (Son of Kenneth).

Proper noun

Mac Kenzie or MacKenzie

1. A surname of Scottish origin.
2. A female given name, transferred use of the surname since the 1970s, also in the form Makenzie.

See also

• Mac Kensie
• MacKensie
• Mac kensie
• Mackensie
• Mc Kenzie
• McKenzie
• Mc kenzie
• Mckenzie
• Mc Kensie
• McKensie
• Mc kensie
• Mckensie
• MacKenna
• MacCoinneach

External links

• http://clanmackenzie.com/

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