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Crerar

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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

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Places

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  • 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

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References

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  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.