Crerar

Crerar is a Scottish surname.^[1] The original name is the Scots version of the Gaelic meaning Sievewright. The surname Crerar was first found in Inverness and the surrounding Scottish highlands, where the Crerars held a family seat from ancient times. The Crerars are a sect of Clan Macintosh.

The Crerar Family Clan Crest

People[]

Duncan MacGregor Crerar (1836–1916), Scottish poet
Finlay Crerar, RAF officer
George Crerar (1914–1987), President of the SRU and Scottish sportsman
Harry Crerar (1888–1965), Canadian World War II commander
John Crerar (1750–1840), Scottish gamekeeper and composer
John Crerar (1827–1899), American industrialist
Peter Crerar (1785–1856), Scots-Canadian civil engineer
Thomas Crerar (1876–1975), Canadian politician

Places[]

Crerar, Ontario, a neighborhood of Hamilton, Ontario named for the Canadian general Harry Crerar
John Crerar Library, a library operated by the University of Chicago named for the American industrialist John Crerar

References[]

^ Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 790. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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[Browne_Reaney_Wilson_Scull_1991-1] Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 790. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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