Healey 3085814 222154452 2008-06-27T20:38:24Z Jza84 4751314 /* Places */ avoid redirect {{Family name | name = Healey |image= |imagesize= |caption= | pronunciation = He-Lee | meaning = Derived from 'ealadhach' ([[Irish language|Gaelic]]) meaning indigenous. | region = [[Sligo]], [[Ireland]] | origin = {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] | related names = Haly, [[Haley]], Haily, Hely, [[Healy (surname)|Healy]], O'Healey, O'Haly | footnotes = }} '''Healey''' is a surname originally from the [[Sligo]] area of the [[Republic of Ireland]] and the [[Irish language|Gaelic]] word '''Ó hEalaighthe''' which derives from the word 'ealadhach' meaning [[Indigenous peoples|indigenous]]. It also is prevalent in the Muskerry area of southern Ireland. It is most likely to be found in countries such as the [[USA]], [[UK]], [[Australia]] and [[Canada]], but is still fairly rare in these. An estimated 10,800 people bear the surname 'Healey' in the USA,<ref>[http://howmanyofme.com/search/ How Many of Me<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and 7,900 bear it in the UK.<ref>[http://www.yournotme.com/ www.yournotme.com - - Find out how many people in the U.K share the same name as you<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Famous people with the name '''Healey''' are as follows: * [[Adrian Healey]], football commentator, currently working for ESPN * [[Arthur D. Healey]], former U.S. Representative of Massachusetts * [[Austin Healey]], former rugby union player * [[Denis Healey]], British politician * [[Donald Healey]], rally driver * [[Dorothy Healey]], long-time activist in the American Communist Party * [[Ed Healey]], American Football player * [[Geoffrey Healey]], car designer * [[James Healey]], actor * [[James C. Healey]], democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York * [[Jeff Healey]], jazz and blues-rock guitarist * [[John Healey]], British politician * [[Kerry Healey]], 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts * [[Mark Healey]], computer games developer * [[Michael Healey]], playwright * [[Mitch Healey]], Australian rugby player and coach * [[Nathan Healey]], tennis player * [[Nigel Healey]], professor of Business and Economics at Canterbury University, NZ ==Places== * [[Healy]] *[[Healey, Kirklees]], West Yorkshire *[[Healey, Northumberland]] *[[Healey, North Yorkshire]] *[[Healey, Wakefield]], West Yorkshire *[[Healey, Greater Manchester]] ==Motoring== *The [[Austin-Healey]] cars are often simply called '''Healeys''' *[[Donald Healey Motor Company]] is the formal name for the Healey car company that operated from 1946-1953 ==Other== * [[Mike Healey]], a fictional character from [[Neighbours]] == References == <references/> {{geodis}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[Category:Irish surnames]] [[de:Healey]]