Healey (surname)

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Healey is an Irish surname derived from Ó hÉilidhe or Ó hÉalaighthe. A related surname is Healy.[1] 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

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

  1. ^ Muhr, Kay; hAisibéil, Liam Ó (25 November 2021). "Healey". The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-880326-3. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ Patricia Hanks; Flavia Hodges (1988). "Healey". Oxford Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-211592-8.