Meaning of Last Name

Meaning: Derived from 'ealadhach' (Gaelic) meaning ingenious.

Origins: Sligo, Ireland

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 ingenious. It also is prevalent in the Muskerry area of southern Ireland. Famous people bearing the surnameHealey 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 (born 1917), 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