Ziegler in 2016, photo by DFree/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Mackenzie Francis Ziegler

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Date of Birth: June 4, 2004

Ethnicity: German, Polish, Italian, Scottish

Mackenzie Ziegler is an American dancer, singer, actress, model, and internet personality. She has appeared on the reality show Dance Moms and the series Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn and Total Eclipse; and in the films Tabaluga, in voice role, and Let Us In. She has often performed with singer Johnny Orlando.

Mackenzie is the daughter of Melissa and Kurt Zeigler, who owned a mortgage company. Her sister is dancer, actress, and model Maddie Ziegler. She was raised in Murrysville, near Pittsburgh.

Mackenzie’s paternal grandfather was James A. Ziegler (the son of John Stuart Ziegler and Elizabeth Gertrude Fischer). John was the son of John Joseph Ziegler and Celia/Cecelia M. Stewart/Stuart. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Jacob Fischer, whose mother was German, and of Margaret Anna Sauer.

Sources:

Genealogy of Mackenzie Ziegler (focusing on her father’s side) –

Mackenzie’s paternal grandfather, James A. Ziegler, on the 1940 U.S. Census –

Obituary of Mackenzie’s paternal grandfather, James A. Ziegler –

Mackenzie’s paternal great-grandfather, John Stuart Ziegler, on the 1920 U.S. Census –

Mackenzie’s paternal great-grandmother, Elizabeth Gertrude Fischer, on the 1920 U.S. Census –

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