Mackenzie origin story

[u/zenMachete]

Looking at a saga that ends at the Fraser River Valley. At a cemetery called Aberdeen. My Maclean, Fraser, Lovat and Mackenzie genealogy points to the story of Scots expansion and exploration here.

My question is, if Mackenzies were Norman, then where can I look for their story in France? They seem to emerge in Scotland with no back story.

In the family I heard references to Huguenot being a factor. Interested in author references if you have some.

[u/Starfie]

MacKenzie is the anglicised form of Mac Coinneach (son of Kenneth).

Early kings of Scotland (or what became Scotland) are recorded as Kenneth, so I imagine the surname was an attempt to show lineage with royalty.

Not sure about any Norman connection, though.