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:
- Ali MacGraw (born 1939), American actress and model
- Charles McGraw (1914-1980), American actor
- Melinda McGraw (born 1968), American actress
In politics:
- Darrell McGraw (born 1936), lifelong West Virginian and a Democratic politician
- John McGraw (governor) (1850-1910), Republican Governor of Washington state from 1893 to 1897
- Perrin H. McGraw (1822–1899), New York politician
- Warren McGraw (1939-2023), long serving politician and trial lawyer in West Virginia
In fiction:
- Quick Draw McGraw, fictional cartoon character, first appeared in 1959
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
- Tim McGraw (born 1967), American country musician
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:
- Jennie McGraw (1840-1881), millionaire philanthropist and daughter of John McGraw
- John McGraw (merchant) (1815-1877), New York lumber tycoon
- John McGraw (brigadier general) (1912-1976), flight surgeon during World War II
- Myrtle Byram McGraw (1899–1988), American psychologist
- Phil McGraw (born 1950), American psychologist and TV personality
- Tam McGraw (1952–2007), Scottish fugitive
See also
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References
edit- ^ "McGraw Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History".
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). "McCrae". A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. p. 357. ISBN 0-19-211592-8 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ 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.