McCready
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Riada (“son of Riada”), a byname meaning "expert", "trained".
Proper noun edit
McCready (plural McCreadys)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCready is the 7725th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4296 individuals. McCready is most common among White (88.92%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCready”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 549.