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".^[1] McCready is a variant of McCreadie; other variants are MacCready and McCredie. The McCready clan originally came from Bute but then settled in North Ayrshire and County Down in Ulster.

People with the surname include:

• Allan McCready (1916–2003), New Zealand politician
• Benjamin McCready (1951–2023), 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
• John McCready, New Zealand businessman
• 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