Healy
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉilidhe (“descendant of the claimant”), from éilidhe (“claimant”), or from Irish Ó hÉalaighthe (“descendant of Éaladhach”), a personal name from ealadhach (“ingenious”).
Proper noun
Healy (countable and uncountable, plural Healys)
- A surname from Irish.
- A census-designated place, the borough seat of Denali Borough, Alaska, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lane County, Kansas, United States.
- A suburb of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Healy is the 1654th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21751 individuals. Healy is most common among White (94.32%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Healy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 148.