McKenzie Family

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About the McKenzie surname

The surname McKenzie is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McKenzie belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-kan-zi/ɛmsekɑ̃zi/

Most frequent given names among the McKenzie family

Men

  1. 1John534
  2. 2Alexander286
  3. 3William260
  4. 4James227
  5. 5Joseph199

Women

  1. 1Mary290
  2. 2Margaret247
  3. 3Annie169
  4. 4Catherine165
  5. 5Élizabeth163
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The McKenzie name in our genealogy archives

17,396occurrences in our collections
10collections containing this name
533 5491881 → 1901people enumerated
1767First mention of the name
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