Crerar is a Scottish surname. 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.
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 Pippa Crerar (born 1976), British journalist 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
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