McCrady History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the McCrady family

The surname McCrady was first found in Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island, and County Clare where they held a family seat from ancient times. They were descended from Olioll Olum, King of Munster who reigned about 130 A.D. and descended through a line of Chiefs and Kings to John O'Grady, alias O'Brady, who died in 1332 in the Clann territories of Fassaghmore in the county of Clare. His son, Sir Denis O'Grady alias O'Brady of Fassaghmore was knighted by King Henry VI of England. This great confusion of names continued into the 14th and 15th century and to make matters even more confusing the line frequently reverted from one spelling to the other. The Clann seat became established at Kilballyowen in County Limerick, and the present Chief of the Gradys (or Bradys) is one of the few Chiefs recognized in Ireland. He is Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Vogors de Courcy O'Grady. They were settled in Glenstal Abbey. Many of the name were also found in Cavan.

Early History of the McCrady family

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McCrady Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grady, Brady, O'Grady, O'Brady, Braidy, Graidy, Bradie, Braidie, Braydy, Braydie, Gradie, Graidie, Graydy, Graydie, Gradaigh, Grada, Bradigan, O'Bradigan and many more.

Early Notables of the McCrady family

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McCrady Ranking

In the United States, the name McCrady is the 18,094^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

McCrady migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McCrady Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas McCrady, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1844 2
Edward McCrady, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1849 2

McCrady migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McCrady Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. David J. McCrady U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 3

Contemporary Notables of the name McCrady (post 1700) +

Edward McCrady (d. 1794), Irish-born, American barber/vintner/tavern owner and Revolutionary War veteran, founder of McCrady's Tavern and Long Room, Charleston, South Carolina
Thurlo E. "Mac" McCrady (1907-1999), American football, basketball, and track coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive, head football coach at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska from 1932 to 1940 and South Dakota State University from 1941 to 1946
John McCrady (1911-1968), American Louisiana painter and printmaker, born in Canton, Mississippi and was raised in the American South, founder of the McCrady Art School in 1942 on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
Edward McCrady (1802-1892), American politician, grandson of Edward McCrady, an emigrant from County Antrim, Ireland
Christine McCrady, Canadian curling skip from Ottawa, Ontario, winner of the 2010 Royal LePage OVCA Women's Fall Classic

The McCrady Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Vulneratus non victus
Motto Translation: Wounded not conquered.

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X