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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 1840 there were 32 Mccreary families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 33% of all the recorded Mccreary's in USA.
The surname McCreary was first found in County Tyrone (Irish:Tír Eoghain), the ancient territory of the O'Neills, now in the Province of Ulster, central Northern Ireland, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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The surname McCreary is primarily found in The Americas, where 102 percent of McCreary reside; 102 percent reside in North America and 102 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198 th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 18 people.
McCreery is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of McCreery are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,299 people, or 1 in 109,869.
It derives from the pre 10th century Gaelic name Mac Ruaidhri, meaning the son of the powerful ruler, although who the powerful ruler was is not clear. The surname was very popular in Scotland from the early medieval times ( see below), and according to Petty's Census of Ireland in 1659, almost equally so there.