Mackenzie is a unisex

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

. It is derived from the Scottish

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, from the Gaelic "MacCoinnich" (or son of Coinneach, or son of the bright one).

People with the given name

* Mackenzie Astin (b. 1973), American actor *

Mackenzie Blackwood Mackenzie Blackwood (born December 9, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Blackwood was the top-rated North American goaltender ranked in the NHL Central Scouting ...

(b. 1996), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender *

Mackenzy Bernadeau Mackenzy Bernadeau (born January 3, 1986) is a former American football guard. He was drafted with the 250th pick by the Carolina Panthers in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Bentley University. Early year ...

(b. 1986), American football guard *

MacKenzie Bourg MacKenzie Richard Bourg (born September 11, 1992; ; ) is an American singer-songwriter originally from Lafayette, Louisiana. He was placed fourth in the fifteenth season of the reality show ''American Idol.'' Prior to appearing on ''American I ...

(b. 1992), American singer-songwriter * Sir

Mackenzie Bowell Sir Mackenzie Bowell (; December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and politician, who served as the fifth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1894 to 1896. Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, ...

(1823–1917), English-born Canadian Prime Minister * Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes (b. 1991), Canadian ski jumper, Olympian *

Mackenzie Brown Mackenzie Yee Brown (born March 14, 1995) is an American archer. She represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as the USA's only female archer. She represented the United States again at the 2020 Summer Olympics ...

(b. 1995), American archer * Mackenzie Crook (b. 1971), British actor *

Mackenzie Davis Mackenzie Rio Davis (born April 1, 1987) is a Canadian actress, producer, and model. She made her feature film debut in '' Smashed'' (2012). In 2013, she appeared in '' Breathe In'' and '' The F Word'' (for which she was nominated for the Canadi ...

(b. 1987), Canadian actress * Mackenzie Dern (b. 1993), Brazilian MMA fighter * Mackynzie Duggar (b. 2009), daughter of Americans Joshua and Anna Duggar *

Mackenzie Foy Mackenzie Christine Foy (born November 10, 2000) is an American actress and model. She is known for portraying Renesmee Cullen in the 2012 film '' The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2'', which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination a ...

(b. 2000), American child model *

McKenzie Grant McKenzie Grant (c. 1834 – 15 September 1897) was an Australian pastoralist and politician. He owned or leased large quantities of land in Western Australia, especially in the North-West, and served in the Legislative Council of Western Aust ...

(1834–1897), Australian politician *

Mackenzie Harvey Mackenzie Harvey (born 18 September 2000) is an Australian cricketer. In January 2018, he was drafted in by the Melbourne Renegades as a replacement player for Aaron Finch for 2017-18 Big Bash League season, but did not play. He made his List ...

(b. 2000), Australian cricketer *

Mackenzie McDonald Michael Mackenzie Lowe "Mackie" McDonald (born April 16, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 48 on 1 August 2022, and No. 90 in doubles on 17 October 2022. He won the 2016 NCAA ...

(b. 1995), American tennis player * McKenzie Milton (born 1997), American football player *

McKenzie Moore McKenzie Zachary Moore (born May 11, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the TNT Tropang Giga of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Moore earned a name for himself in New Zealand between 2015 and 2017. ...

(born 1992), American basketball player * Mackenzie Phillips (b. 1959), American actress *

MacKenzie Porter MacKenzie Lea Porter (born January 29, 1990) is a Canadian country singer, songwriter, and actress. She has released one self-titled album and achieved four Canada Country number ones with " About You", " These Days", " Seeing Other People", and ...

(b. 1990), Canadian country singer, actress and songwriter. *

Mackenzie Rosman Mackenzie Rosman (born December 28, 1989) is an American actress. She is known for her television role as Ruthie Camden on The WB's long-running drama series '' 7th Heaven''. Career In 1996, Rosman was cast in the role of Ruthie Camden on ''7 ...

(b. 1989), American actress *

MacKenzie Scott MacKenzie Scott (''née'' Tuttle, formerly Bezos; April 7, 1970) is an American novelist and philanthropist. As of September 2022, she has a net worth of US$33.4 billion, owing to a 4% stake in Amazon, the company founded by her ex-husband Je ...

(b. 1970), American novelist, billionaire and philanthropist * Mackenzie Skapski (born 1994), goaltending coach and former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender *

Mackenzie Soldan Mackenzie Soldan (born May 14, 1992) is an American wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis player. She represented the United States at the 2011 Parapan American Games where she won two gold medals, 2012 London Paralympics in wheelchair ten ...

(b. 1992), American wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis player. *

Mackenzie Thorpe Mackenzie Thorpe (born 1956 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire) is a British artist. In 2019 he celebrated 30 years of artistic practice with a world tour, ''From the Heart,'' which included the UK in July; he was also appointed as the official artist to 2 ...

(b. 1956), British artist * Mackenzie Ward (1903–1976), British stage and film actor *

McKenzie Wark McKenzie Wark (born 1961) is an Australian-born writer and scholar. Wark is known for her writings on media theory, critical theory, new media, and the Situationist International. Her best known works are '' A Hacker Manifesto'' and '' Gamer T ...

(b. 1961), Australian writer * Mackenzee Wittke (b. 2008), Canadian girl * Mackenzie Zacharias (b. 1999), Canadian curler *

Mackenzie Ziegler Mackenzie Frances Ziegler (born June 4, 2004) is an American singer, actress, former dancer, and internet personality. She first gained notice as a child while appearing for six years on the Lifetime reality dance series '' Dance Moms'' togeth ...

(b. 2004), American dancer, singer, actress, model and social media personality

Fictional

* Mackenzie Allen from ''Commander in Chief'' (TV series) *

Mackenzie Boyd ''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appear during 2020, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Jane Huds ...

, from ''Emmerdale'' *

Mackenzie Browning Mackenzie Browning is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. The role was most recently portrayed by Kelly Kruger, who portrayed the role from February 19, 2002, to July 1, 2003, and from March 28, 2018, to ...

, in the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' *

Mackenzie Calhoun Mackenzie Calhoun (born M'k'n'zy of Calhoun) is a fictional character from the ''Star Trek'' universe. Created by Peter David, Calhoun is an extraterrestrial from the planet Xenex, and is captain of the Federation starship ''USS Excalibur''. Calh ...

, from the ''Star Trek: New Frontier'' series *Mackenzie "Mack" Hartford, an Operation Overdrive Red Ranger * Mackenzie Hollister, from ''

Dork Diaries ''Dork Diaries'' is a children's book series written and illustrated by Rachel Renée Russell. The series, written in a diary format, uses drawings, doodles, and comic strips to chronicle the daily life of its 15-year-old adolescent protagon ...

'' * Mackenzie McHale, in the American TV series '' The Newsroom'' * Mackenzie Zales, in the American web series '' The Most Popular Girls in School'' * Mackenzie, a Border Collie in the Australian animated television series '' Bluey

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