Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ruidhrí a variant of Mac Ruaidhrí ‘son of Ruaidhrí’ a personal name meaning ‘red king’. See also McCrory .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Mccreary family from?
You can see how Mccreary families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mccreary family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mccreary families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 8 Mccreary families living in Ontario. This was about 57% of all the recorded Mccreary's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Mccreary families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Mccreary surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Farmer and Income were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Mccreary. 65% of Mccreary men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Mccreary women worked as an Income. .
Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Mccreary life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Mccreary in 1944 was 26, and 74 in 2004.