The Mackenzie surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 13,174 people carried this name — #2,515 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Mackenzie.
Most of them — 35 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Wallis and Futuna.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
51 people named Mackenzie live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Mackenzie in American newspapers,
1886–1950.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 145,055 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Mackenzie,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth 1608–1651 · politician -
George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie 1630–1714 · judge -
George Mackenzie 1636–1691 · writer -
George Mackenzie, 3rd Earl of Cromartie 1702–1766 · rebel -
Henry Mackenzie 1745–1831 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 226 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mackenzie.
- Macia 434 · U.S. census
- Maciag 623 · U.S. census
- Macias 46,739 · U.S. census
- Maciejewski 2,495 · U.S. census
- Mack 67,154 · U.S. census
- Macke 2,196 · U.S. census
- Macker 321 · U.S. census
- Mackiewicz 1,350 · U.S. census
- Mackowiak 957 · U.S. census
- Maclin 2,356 · U.S. census
- Macon 6,592 · U.S. census
- Macone 194 · U.S. census
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