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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] 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".


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