McCready is an
Irish and
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. 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:
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Allan McCready
Allan McCready (1 September 1916 – 8 August 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Biography
McCready was born in Kawakawa in 1916, the son of Alexander McCready. He received his education at Kawakawa District H ...
(1916–2003), New Zealand politician
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Benjamin McCready
Benjamin Donald McCready (born August 14, 1951) is an American portrait painter.
Ben McCready was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He has painted more than 600 commissioned portraits. Notable portrait clients include President Gerald R. Ford, Preside ...
(born 1951), American portrait painter
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Chris McCready (born 1981), English footballer
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Connie McCready
Constance McCready (born Constance Averill, August 20, 1921 – December 22, 2000), was an American journalist and politician from Portland, Oregon, in the United States. She held several elected offices in Oregon during her career, includ ...
(1921–2000), American politician
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Esther McCready (1931–2020), American nurse
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George McCready Price
George McCready Price (26 August 1870 – 24 January 1963) was a Canadian creationist. He produced several anti-evolution and creationist works, particularly on the subject of flood geology. His views did not become common among creationists u ...
(1870–1963), Canadian creationist
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Keith McCready
Keith McCready (born April 9, 1957) is an American professional pool player who played under the nickname "Earthquake". At one time considered among the top players in America, McCready has been a traveling tournament competitor and notorious h ...
(born 1957), American professional pool player
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Kevin F. McCready (1957–2004), American clinical psychologist
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Lauren S. McCready
Rear Admiral Lauren S. McCready (July 26, 1915 – November 15, 2007) was one of the builders and founders of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, "Kings Point."
He graduated from New York University in 1937 with a degree in mechanical ...
(1915–2007), Rear Admiral and founder of the United States Merchant Marine Academy
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Mike McCready (disambiguation), or Michael McCready, multiple people
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Mindy McCready
Malinda Gayle McCready (November 30, 1975 – February 17, 2013) was an American country music singer. Active from 1995 until her death in 2013, she recorded a total of five studio albums. Her debut album, 1996's '' Ten Thousand Angels'', w ...
(1975–2013), American country music artist
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Niall McCready
Niall McCready is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Aodh Ruadh and the Donegal county team.
He won an Ulster Under-21 Football Championship medal with Donegal in 1995.
He started the first game of Brian McEniff's last spell a ...
, Irish Gaelic footballer
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Pat McCready
Pat McCready (born October 18, 1974 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a retired Canadian lacrosse player who played most of his National Lacrosse League career for Rochester Knighthawks, Buffalo Bandits, Toronto Rock, and Charlotte Cobras. As of 201 ...
(born 1974), Canadian lacrosse player
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Scott McCready (born 1977), British football (American) player
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Sam McCready (disambiguation), several people
See also
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Gwyn Cready
Gwyn Cready (born January 17, 1962) is an American author of romance novels.
Biography
Personal life
Cready was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Mt. Lebanon High School, where she became close friends with novelist Teri Coyne and ...
(born 1962), American author
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