Creevy Family History
Creevy Name Meaning
Irish (Westmeath): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Craobhaigh Ó Craoibhe ‘descendant of Craobhach’ a byname meaning ‘curly(-headed)’ or ‘prolific’ (from craobh ‘branch bough’). Irish and Scottish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Riabhaigh see McGreevy .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022