McCreery 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 ...

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Mac Ruidhrí Mac or MAC may refer to: Common meanings * Mac (computer), a line of personal computers made by Apple Inc. * Mackintosh, a raincoat made of rubberized cloth * Mac, a prefix to surnames derived from Gaelic languages * McIntosh (apple), a Canadian ...

''. Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1755.

People with the surname

Charles McCreery Charles Anthony Selby McCreery (born 30 June 1942) is a British psychologist, best known for his collaboration with Celia Green on work on hallucinatory states in normal people. Biography Charles McCreery was born at Stanton St. John in Oxfo ...

(born 1942), British psychologist and author *

David McCreery David McCreery (born 16 September 1957) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played for Newcastle United and many other clubs during his long career. He mostly played in midfield, but was very versatile, and during his caree ...

(born 1957), Northern Irish footballer *

Ed McCreery Esley Porterfield "Ed" McCreery (November 24, 1889 – October 19, 1960) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He appeared in three games for the Detroit Tigers in 1914. In 1914, McCreery was pitching for the Butte Miners in Ogden, Utah where he ...

(1889–1960), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Joey McCreery (1902–1989), American actress and writer, better known as Marion Mack * Maud Leonard McCreery (1883–1938), American suffragist, pacifist, labor activist, educator and newspaper editor * Ned McCreery (c. 1945 – 1992), Northern Irish Loyalist paramilitary *

Richard McCreery General Sir Richard Loudon McCreery, (1 February 1898 – 18 October 1967) was a career soldier of the British Army, who was decorated for leading one of the last cavalry actions in the First World War. During the Second World War, he was chief ...

(1898–1967), British career soldier *

Scotty McCreery Scott Cooke McCreery (born October 9, 1993) is an American country singer. He rose to fame after winning the tenth season of ''American Idol'' in May 2011. His debut studio album, '' Clear as Day'', was released in October 2011 and was certifi ...

(born 1993), American singer * Wayman C. McCreery (1851–1901), American real estate agent, opera composer and internal revenue collector of St. Louis

Other uses

* McCreery, West Virginia

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