McCready
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McCready, a variant of McCreadie, 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]
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Meaning | trained and expert |
Region of origin | Scottish and Irish |
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Variant form(s) | McCreadie |
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), Oregonian politician
- George McCready Price (1870–1963), Canadian creationist
- Keith McCready (born 1957), professional pool player
- Kevin F. McCready (1957–2004), clinical psychologist
- Lauren S. McCready (1915–2007), Rear Admiral and founder of the United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Mike McCready (born 1966), lead guitarist of the American rock band, Pearl Jam.
- Mindy McCready (1975–2013), American country music artist
- Pat McCready (born 1974), lacrosse player
- Scott McCready (born 1977), British football (American) player
- Sam McCready (disambiguation), several people
References
- ^ "McCready". familyeducation.com. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
See also
- Gwyn Cready (born 1962) U.S. author