'''Neary''' is an Anglicized form of the Irish language surname {{Langx|ga|Ó Náradhaigh|label=none}}, denoting a descendant of ''Náradhach'', a name meaning modest.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Neary |encyclopedia=Dictionary of American Family Names |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780190245115.001.0001/acref-9780190245115-e-53107 |date=2022 |editor-last=Hanks |editor-first=Patrick |edition=2 |doi=10.1093/acref/9780190245115.001.0001/acref-9780190245115-e-53107 |isbn=978-0-19-024512-2 |url-access=subscription |editor-last2=Lenarčič |editor-first2=Simon |editor-last3=McClure |editor-first3=Peter}}</ref><ref name="surnames-of-ireland">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Menarry |encyclopedia=The Surnames of Ireland |publisher=Irish Academic Press |location=Dublin |url=https://archive.org/details/surnamesofirelan0000macl_m7u6/page/214 |url-access=limited |last=MacLysaght |first=Edward |date=1985 |edition=6th |page=214 |isbn=978-0-7165-2366-6 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> Notable people with this surname include:
* Aaron Neary (born 1992), American American football player * Alcott Neary (1892–1941), American American football and basketball player and coach * Aoife Neary (born 1985), Irish camogie player * Frank Neary (1921–2004), English football player * J. Peter Neary (1950–2021), Irish economist * Jo Neary, British comedian, writer and actress * John Neary (1964–2015), American engineer * Liz Neary (born 1951), Irish sportsperson * Lynn Neary, American radio journalist * Martin Neary (1940–2025), English organist and choral conductor * Michael Neary (bishop) (born 1946), Irish Catholic prelate * Michael Neary (surgeon), Irish struck-off doctor * Mike Neary (born 1948), Canadian rower * Paddy Neary (born 1956), Irish hurler and referee * Pamela Neary, American politician * Patricia Neary (born 1942), American ballerina * Patrick Neary (regulator), Irish civil servant * Patrick Neary (born 1963), American Catholic bishop elect * Paul Neary (1949–2024), British comic book artist * Sam Neary (born 2002), British racing driver * Shay Neary, American fashion model * Shea Neary (born 1968), British boxer * Stephen M. Neary, American military officer * Steve Neary (1925–1996), Canadian politician * Tony Neary (born 1948), English rugby union player
== See also == * Neary's, a former New York City Irish bar and restaurant owned by James Joseph "Jimmy" Neary
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Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames