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: Ali MacGraw (born 1939), American actress and model Charles McGraw (1914–1980), American actor Madeleine McGraw (born 2008), American actress Melinda McGraw (born 1968), American actress Violet McGraw (born 2011), American child actress

In politics: Andrew McGraw (1938–2017), Pennsylvania politician Darrell McGraw (1936–2024), lifelong West Virginian and a Democratic politician Désirée McGraw, Canadian politician John McGraw (governor) (1850–1910), Republican Governor of Washington state from 1893 to 1897 Joseph McGraw (born 1930), Oklahoma politician Louis-Philippe McGraw (born 1971), Canadian politician and lawyer Perrin H. McGraw (1822–1899), New York politician Warren McGraw (1939–2023), long serving politician and trial lawyer in West Virginia

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: Hugh McGraw (1931–2017), American Sacred Harp singer Sean Patrick McGraw, American country music singer Tim McGraw (born 1967), American country singer and actor

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: Elaine M. McGraw, American computer programmer Elizabeth McGraw, American biologist Eric McGraw (1945–2021), British publisher and prison reform activist Francis X. McGraw (1918–1944), United States Army soldier H. Suzanne McGraw (born 1967), American lawyer and judge James McGraw (born 1956), American ecologist 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 Peter McGraw (born 1970), American behavioral scientist Phil McGraw (born 1950), American psychologist and TV personality Tam McGraw (1952–2007), Scottish fugitive

In fiction: Feathers McGraw, character in the Wallace & Gromit franchise Quick Draw McGraw, fictional cartoon character, first appeared in 1959 Spoofer McGraw, British comic strip character

See also McGrath (disambiguation) Clan McGrath

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