McCreary is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. It is derived from the Irish and

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

surnames '' Mac Ruidhrí'' and '' Mac Ruaidhrí''. Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1755.

People with the surname

* Aaron McCreary, American college baseball coach *

Bear McCreary Bear McCreary (born February 17, 1979) is an American composer of film, television, and video game scores. His work includes the scores of the television series '' Battlestar Galactica'' (2004), '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', '' Black Sails'', '' ...

(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 James Bennett McCreary (July 8, 1838 – October 8, 1918) was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky. He represented the state in both houses of the U.S. Congress and served as its 27th and 37th governor. Shortly after graduating ...

(1838–1918), Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Representative and Senator *

Jay McCreary Lawrence J. "Jay" McCreary (February 6, 1918 – April 17, 1995) was an American basketball player and coach. He won championships as a player in both high school and college, and as a high school coach in Indiana. McCreary also served as head ...

(1918–1995), American basketball player and coach *

Foley (musician) Foley (born Joseph Lee McCreary, Jr. 6 November 1962) is an American bassist, drummer and singer who is best known as the "lead bassist" with Miles Davis from 1987 until 1991. Music career Foley was born in Columbus, Ohio. Growing up he listened ...

, 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 Loaird Arthur McCreary (born March 15, 1953) is an American former professional football tight end who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants. He was selected by the Dolphins in the ...

(born 1953), American football player *

Lori McCreary Lori McCreary is an American film producer. She is CEO of the production company Revelations Entertainment, which she co-founded with actor Morgan Freeman. Early life McCreary grew up in Antioch, California. She graduated from Antioch High ...

, American film producer and computer scientist * Roger McCreary (born 2000), American football player *

William McCreary William Forsythe McCreary (5 May 1855 – 4 May 1904) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. McCreary served as an alderman and the 16th Mayor of Winnipeg and as a Member of the House of Commons of Canada. McCreary was a lawyer who moved to Man ...

(1855–1904), Canadian politician, mayor of Winnipeg and member of the House of Commons

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