Healey (surname)
Healey is a surname with several origins. It is an English toponymic surname, from Healey near Manchester and possibly also from other places named Healey in Yorkshire and Northumberland.[1] It can also be an Irish name, originally from the Sligo area and the Gaelic word Ó hEalaighthe, which derives from 'ealadhach' meaning ingenious.[2] The surname has a number of spelling variations, the most common being 'Healy'.
| 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 |
People with the surname Healey
- 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 and current Attorney General of Massachusetts since 2015
- 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
- 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
- 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
References
- Patricia Hanks; Flavia Hodges (1988). "Healey". Oxford Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press.
- http://www.houseofnames.com/healey-family-crest
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