McCready

McCready is an Irish and Scottish surname. It is the Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Riada "son of Riada", a personal name meaning "trained" and "expert". McCready is a variant of McCreadie; other variants are MacCready and McCredie.

People with the surname include:


 * Allan McCready (1916–2003), New Zealand politician
 * Benjamin McCready (born 1951), American portrait painter
 * Chris McCready (born 1981), English footballer
 * Connie McCready (1921–2000), American politician
 * Esther McCready (1931–2020), American nurse
 * Fergus McCreadie, Scottish jazz musician (pianist and leader of the band)
 * George McCready Price (1870–1963), Canadian creationist
 * Keith McCready (born 1957), American professional pool player
 * Kevin F. McCready (1957–2004), American clinical psychologist
 * Lauren S. McCready (1915–2007), Rear Admiral and founder of the United States Merchant Marine Academy
 * Mike McCready (disambiguation), or Michael McCready, multiple people
 * Mindy McCready (1975–2013), American country music artist
 * Niall McCready, Irish Gaelic footballer
 * Pat McCready (born 1974), Canadian lacrosse player
 * Scott McCready (born 1977), British football (American) player
 * Sam McCready (disambiguation), several people