Healey (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name |  Ireland |
| Meaning | Derived from 'ealadhach' (Gaelic) meaning ingenious. |
| Region of origin | Sligo, Ireland & Munster, Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Haly, Haley, Haily, Hely, Healy, O'Healey, O'Haly |
Healey is an Irish surname, originally from the Sligo area and the Gaelic word Ó hEalaighthe, which derives from 'ealadhach' meaning ingenious.[1] The surname has a number of spelling variations, the most common being 'Healy'. It can also be an English toponymic surname, from Healey near Manchester and possibly also from other places named Healey in Yorkshire and Northumberland.[2]
People with the surname Healey[edit]
- Adam Healey (born 1974), Italian internet entrepreneur
- Adrian Healey, English football commentator
- Alfred Healey (1875–1960), British olympic athlete
- Anne Healey (born 1951), American politician
- Arthur Daniel Healey (1889–1948), U.S. Representative of Massachusetts
- Austin Healey (born 1973), English rugby union player
- Beth Healey (born 1986/87), British medical doctor
- Chelsee Healey (born 1988), English actress
- Cherry Healey (born 1980), British television presenter
- Clive Healey (1918–1997), Australian politician
- Dan Healey (born 1957), Canadian historian
- Denis Healey (1917–2015), British politician
- Des Healey (1927–2009), Australian rules footballer
- Dick Healey (1923–2000), Australian politician
- Donald Healey (1898–1988), British rally driver & automotive engineer
- Dorothy Ray Healey (1914–2006), American Communist Party activist
- Ed Healey (1894–1978), American Football player
- Edna Healey (1918–2010), British author and film maker
- Edward F. Healey (1885–1945), American politician
- Emma Healey (born 1991), Canadian writer and poet
- Eric Healey (born 1975), American ice-hockey player
- Evan Healy (born 1991), Irish Master-Carpenter and woodworking expert
- Gareth Healey (born 1971), British businessman
- Geoffrey Healey (1922–1994), British car designer, son of Donald
- Giles Healey (1901–1980), American cartographer
- Jack Healey (born 1938), American human rights activist
- James Healey (disambiguation), several people
- Jeff Healey (1966–2008), Canadian jazz and blues-rock guitarist
- John Healey (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph G. Healey (born 1938), American language researcher
- Kenneth Healey (1899–1985), 3rd Bishop of Grimsby, England
- Keri Healey, American voice actress
- Kerry Healey (born 1960), 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
- Lori Healey, American real estate principal
- Mark Healey, British computer games developer
- Maura Healey (born 1971), 55th Attorney General and current Governor of Massachusetts since 2023
- Michael Healey, Canadian actor and playwright
- Mitch Healey (born 1969), Australian rugby player and coach
- Myron Healey (1923–2005), American actor
- Nathan Healey (born 1980), Australian tennis player
- Nigel Healey, Vice Chancellor at Fiji National University
- Pat Healey (born 1985), American soccer player
- Patrick Healey Jr. (born 1968), American ten-pin bowler
- Patsy Healey (born 1940), professor at Newcastle University, England
- Paul Healey (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
- Penny Healey (born 2005), British archer
- Philip B. Healey (1921–1996), New York politician
- Rich Healey (born 1938), Canadian ice hockey player
- Robert Healey (disambiguation), several people
- Ron Healey (1952–2018), English born Irish footballer
- Sarah Healey (born 1975), British civil servant
- Sheila Healey (1915–2007), Argentine painter
- Stephen Healey (1982–2012), British Army officer and footballer
- Steve Healey (born 1981), Professional Fisherman, Angler of the year 2010–2016
- T. J. Healey (Thomas J. Healey, 1866–1944), American racehorse trainer
- Theresa Healey, New Zealand actress
- Thomas J. Healey (born 1942), Harvard University lecturer
- Tom Healey (1853–1891), American MLB baseball player
- Trebor Healey, American poet and novelist
- William Healey, English football club owner
Characters[edit]
- Mike Healey, a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours
- Roger Healey, a fictional character from the American sitcom I Dream of Jeannie
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Healey Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". January 2000.
- ^ Patricia Hanks; Flavia Hodges (1988). "Healey". Oxford Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-211592-8.
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