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McCreary
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English
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Alternative forms
surname en McCrary McCreery McCrery
Etymology
Anglicized form of en gd - and en ga Mac Ruaidhrí son of Ruaidhrí, a personal name composed of the elements ga ruadh red + ga rí king.
Proper noun
~ s ies
en.
en municipality p/Manitoba c/Canada.
Derived terms
en McCreary County
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, McCreary is the 4285th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8298 individuals. McCreary is most common among White (73.92%) and Black/African American (20.17%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Irish surnames from Scottish Gaelic