McCreary is a surname. It is derived from the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surnames Mac Ruidhrí and Mac Ruaidhrí. People with the surname Aaron McCreary, American college baseball coach Bear McCreary (born 1979), American composer and musician Bill McCreary (disambiguation), a number of people involved in ice hockey Conn McCreary (1921–1979), American Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing Ethel McCreary, Canadian All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player George Deardorff McCreary (1846–1915), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania James B. McCreary (1838–1918), Governor of Kentucky, U.S. Representative and Senator Jay McCreary (1918–1995), American basketball player and coach Foley (musician), stage name of Joseph McCreary, Jr. John McCreary (1761–1833), U.S. Representative from South Carolina Keith McCreary (1940–2003), National Hockey League player Loaird McCreary (born 1953), American football player Lori McCreary, American film producer and computer scientist Roger McCreary (born 2000), American football player William McCreary (1855–1904), Canadian politician, mayor of Winnipeg and member of the House of Commons Citations References Anglicised Irish-language surnames Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames Patronymic surnames