Crerar is a Scottish surname.[1] The original name is the Scots version of the Gaelic criathar meaning Sievewright. The Crerars are a sect of Clan Macintosh, and the name originated in Perthshire.
The Crerar Family Clan Crest
People
- Duncan MacGregor Crerar (1836–1916), Scottish poet
- Finlay Crerar (1904-1965), 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
- Leila Crerar, actress
- 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
Other
- Crerar Hotels, Scottish hotel chain
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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