McGraw (surname)

McGraw or MacGraw is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin.[1] McGraw has been theorized to be a variant of McCrae, which itself is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mag Raith, a patronymic arising from the byname Rath, meaning "grace" or "prosperity".[2] Another source suggests that McGraw is a Northern Irish variant of McGrath.[3]

Notable people with these surnames are:

In acting:

In politics:

In fiction:

In literature:

  • Eloise McGraw (1915–2000), author of children's books
  • Gary McGraw (born 1966), American computer scientist and co-author of five best selling books
  • Jay McGraw (born 1979), American author of self-help books, son of Phil McGraw (Dr. Phil)

In music

In sports:

  • Allan McGraw (1939–2023), Scottish football player and manager and father of Mark McGraw
  • John McGraw (1873–1934), American Hall of Fame baseball player and manager
  • Mark McGraw (born 1971), Scottish football player and son of Allan McGraw
  • Muffet McGraw (born 1955), American women's basketball coach
  • Thurman "Fum" McGraw (1927–2000), football player
  • Tom McGraw (born 1967), former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Tug McGraw (1944–2004), American baseball player and father of Tim McGraw

In business

  • James H. McGraw (1860–1948), co-founder of The McGraw-Hill Companies and president of the company from 1917 to 1928
  • Harold McGraw III (born 1948), executive of The McGraw-Hill Companies and great-grandson of its co-founder, James H. McGraw

In other fields:

See also


References

  1. ^ "McGraw Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History".
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). "McCrae". A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. p. 357. ISBN 0-19-211592-8 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). "McGraw" (Scanned text). Dictionary of American family names. Vol. Two (G-N). Oxford University Press. p. 555. ISBN 0-19-516558-6.