Mackenzie
muh-KEN-zee
Average rank #573 across 7 countries
Etymology
Meaning & origin
English
From the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, which means "son of Coinneach". A famous bearer of the surname was William Lyon MacKenzie (1795-1861), a Canadian journalist and political rebel. As a feminine given name, it was popularized by the American actress Mackenzie Phillips (1959-), meaning "Derived from Gaelic caoin "handsome". It is often Anglicized as Kenneth."
Popularity
How popular is Mackenzie?
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales
#2,001
in 2024
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
#780
in 2025
๐ฎ๐ช Ireland
#718
in 2025
๐บ๐ธ USA
#228
in 2025
๐ฆ๐บ Australia
#80
in 2025
๐จ๐ฆ Canada
#138
in 2024
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
#68
in 2025
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