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Re: Irish Names
AFAIK MacKenzie is a Scottish surname. It is an exceedingly rare surname in Ireland.
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That's what I thoughtI've always associated it with Scotland (the Mackenzie Earls of Seaforth etc).I didn't think it was used much in Ireland, thanks for that bit of info :)
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Yeah, it's 100% ScottishAlthough it's not out of the question that some of them have migrated to Ireland over the years.I'm descended from the Earls of Seaforth, through my paternal grandmother whose maiden name was Mackenzie and came from that branch of the family.
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Yep - I have only known one family of Mackenzies - and their father was Scottish!

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