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Healey is a surname originally from the Sligo area of the Republic of Ireland and the Gaelic word Ó hEalaighthe which derives from the word 'ealadhach' meaning 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,[1] and 7,900 bear it in the UK.[2] 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
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- ^ How Many of Me
- ^ www.yournotme.com - - Find out how many people in the U.K share the same name as you
