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".
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
