McCreary

For other uses, see McCreary (disambiguation).

McCreary is a surname. It is derived from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surnames Mac Ruidhrí and Mac Ruaidhrí.

People with the surname

• Aaron McCreary, American college baseball coach
• Bear McCreary (born 1979), American composer and musician
• Bill McCreary (disambiguation), a number of people involved in ice hockey
• Conn McCreary (1921–1979), American Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing
• Ethel McCreary, Canadian All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• George Deardorff McCreary (1846–1915), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• Hiram McCreary, Canadian politician
• James B. McCreary (1838–1918), Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Representative and Senator
• Jay McCreary (1918–1995), American basketball player and coach
• Foley (musician), stage name of Joseph McCreary, Jr.
• John McCreary (1761–1833), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
• Keith McCreary (1940–2003), National Hockey League player
• Loaird McCreary (born 1953), American football player
• Lori McCreary, American film producer and computer scientist
• Roger McCreary (born 2000), American football player
• William McCreary (1855–1904), Canadian politician, mayor of Winnipeg and member of the House of Commons

References

• Hanks, P; Coates, R; McClure, P, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Vol. 3. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-879883-5.