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McGraw (surname)

McGraw or MacGraw is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin. 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". Another source suggests that McGraw is a Northern Irish variant of McGrath.

Notable people with these surnames are:

In acting:

In politics:

In literature:

  • Eloise McGraw (1915–2000), American children's author
  • Erin McGraw (born 1957), American fiction author
  • 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)
  • Seamus McGraw, American journalist and author

In music:

In sports:

  • Allan McGraw (1939–2023), Scottish football player and manager and father of Mark McGraw
  • Bob McGraw (1895–1978), American baseball player
  • Bugsy McGraw (born 1944), American wrestler
  • Ian McGraw (1926–2014), Scottish footballer
  • Joe McGraw (1874–1951), Australian rugby league administrator
  • John McGraw (1873–1934), American Hall of Fame baseball player and manager
  • John McGraw (pitcher) (1890–1967), American baseball player
  • Jon McGraw (born 1979), American football player
  • Marcus McGraw (born 1989), American football player
  • Mark McGraw (born 1971), Scottish football player and son of Allan McGraw
  • Muffet McGraw (born 1955), American women's basketball coach
  • Rick McGraw (1955–1985), American wrestler
  • Thurman "Fum" McGraw (1927–2000), American football player
  • Tom McGraw (born 1967), former Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Tug McGraw (1944–2004), American baseball player and father of Tim McGraw
  • Zac McGraw (born 1997), American-Canadian soccer player

In business:

  • Curtis McGraw (1895–1953), son of James H. McGraw and president of McGraw-Hill from 1950 to 1953
  • Donald Cushing McGraw (1897–1974), son of James H. McGraw and president of McGraw-Hill from 1953 to 1966
  • James H. McGraw (1860–1948), co-founder of The McGraw-Hill Companies and president of the company from 1917 to 1928
  • Harold McGraw Jr. (1918–2010), grandson of James H. McGraw and CEO of McGraw-Hill from 1975 to 1983
  • Harold McGraw III (born 1948), executive of The McGraw-Hill Companies and great-grandson of its co-founder, James H. McGraw
  • Max McGraw (1883–1964), American entrepreneur

In other fields:

In fiction:

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