The McKinzie surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,929 people carried this name — #8,414 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 7% from 3,678 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the McKinzie surname

Variant of McKenzie.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McKinzie» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

In 1790, McKinzie was counted together with McKinsey: 118 families in all.

Each family is counted by its head. About 528 people lived in those households, 4.5 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: McKinsey, McCinsey, McCinzie, Mcinsey, McKensee, McKensey, McKensie, McKensy, McKenzie, Mackenzie, McKenzy, McKinsay, McKinseg, McKinsei, M'Kinsey, McKinsie, McKinssy, McKinsy, McKinzey, McKinzie. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 29
Pennsylvania 23
South Carolina 19
New York 13
Maryland 13
Virginia 7
Maine 4
New Hampshire 3
Rhode Island 3
Massachusetts 2
Connecticut 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 253 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

McKinzie in American newspapers,
1904–1908.

Newspaper page from Golden Valley Chronicle carrying the name McKinzie
Golden Valley Chronicle 1908-05-29
Newspaper page from The Daily Sentinel carrying the name McKinzie
The Daily Sentinel 1904-07-21
Newspaper page from The Daily Sentinel carrying the name McKinzie
The Daily Sentinel 1904-07-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,378 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McKinzie in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1940s.

40 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McKinzie. The most, 11, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 19
Victoria 8
Western Australia 5
Queensland 3
South Australia 3
ACT (Canberra) 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McKinzie.

Who carried it

People named McKinzie,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ralph McKinzie 1894–1990 · American football coach

Wikidata (CC0).

In the public record

People named McKinzie,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States312 records

312 records of the McKinzie name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 149
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 94
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 32
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 12
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John D. McKinzie

    Born 1922 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1942 at Tulsa; farm hand from Craig County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas Leon McKinzie

    Born 1948; from Hulbert, Oklahoma. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1968 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John McKinzie

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Furnessia from Glasgow, aged 38; cabinet maker. From Glasgow, Scotland; bound for Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 312 records for McKinzie in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada121 records

121 records of the McKinzie name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 120
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William McKinzie

    Died 1941; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record James McKinzie

    Listed at Guysborough, Manchester, Guysborough, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1794.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Sarah McKinzie

    Listed at Pictou, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1817.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 121 records for McKinzie in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia13 records

13 records of the McKinzie name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Donald McKinzie

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Edmond, aged 30; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John McKinzie

    Left Launceston in 1852 aboard the Halcyon, bound for Melbourne, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Alexander McKinzie

    Will registered in Tasmania in 1872.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for McKinzie in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the McKinzie name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Murdach McKinzie

    Married in 1749 in Rotterdam; sergeant.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record David McKinzie

    Married in 1750 in Rotterdam; soldier.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Mc kinzie

    Died 1845 in Rotterdam, aged 88.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for McKinzie in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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