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Mccreary “son of Ruaidhrí”
McCreary is a surname from Scottish Gaelic, ultimately from Irish.
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People named Mccreary in the U.S. Very rare Fewer than about 30 people. Estimated from birth records for children and population records for adults.
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Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0 )
Where it comes from McCreary comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0 )
Mccreary’s family of names In English usage, Mccreary as a surname has a related form in MCCRARY. In English usage, Mccreary as a surname has a related form in MCCREERY. In English usage, Mccreary as a surname has a related form in MCCRERY.
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Mccreary Mccreery Mccrary Mccrery Scottish Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3 Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1 Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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About this profile. Meanings and origins are drawn from historical dictionaries and reference works, including Wiktionary; where interpretations differ, we say so. Popularity comes from U.S. Social Security birth records, 1880–2025. Famous namesakes come from Wikidata. Related names are linked through documented relationships; likely links are labeled as such.