Healey is a surname with several origins. It is an English

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

, from Healey near Manchester and possibly also from other places named Healey in Yorkshire and Northumberland. It can also be an Irish name, originally from the Sligo area and the Gaelic word Ó hEalaighthe, which derives from 'ealadhach' meaning ingenious.http://www.houseofnames.com/healey-family-crest
/ref> The surname has a number of spelling variations, the most common being ' Healy'.

People with the surname Healey

* Adam Healey (born 1974), Italian internet entrepreneur *

Adrian Healey Adrian Healey is an English football commentator, currently working with MLS Season Pass broadcasts on Apple TV. He is a veteran football commentator in the U.S., working for networks such as ESPN; he was part of the ESPN commentary team in S ...

, English football commentator * Alfred Healey (1875–1960), British olympic athlete *

Anne Healey Anne Healey (born January 2, 1951) is an American politician. She is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 22 in Prince George's County since 1991. She previously served on the City Council in Hyattsville, Maryland fr ...

(born 1951), American politician *

Arthur Daniel Healey Arthur Daniel Healey (December 29, 1889 – September 16, 1948) was a Democratic United States Representative from Massachusetts from 1933 to 1942 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massac ...

(1889–1948), U.S. Representative of Massachusetts * Austin Healey (born 1973), English rugby union player * Beth Healey (born 1986/87), British medical doctor * Chelsee Healey (born 1988), English actress *

Cherry Healey Cherry Kathleen Healey (born 1980 as Cherry Kathleen Chadwyck-Healey) is a British television presenter, frequently featuring in self-titled lifestyle documentaries on the BBC. Early life Healey is the daughter of Nicholas Gerald Chadwyck-Healey ...

(born 1980), British television presenter * Clive Healey (1918–1997), Australian politician *

Dan Healey Dan Healey (born March 21, 1957) is a Canadian and English historian and Slavist. He is a pioneer of the study of the history of homosexuality in Russia. In 1981 he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Russian Language and Literature at the Uni ...

(born 1957), Canadian historian * Denis Healey (1917–2015), British politician *

Des Healey Desmond Jules Healey (5 September 1927 – 18 March 2009) was an Australian rules footballer, who played in the VFL/AFL with the Collingwood Football Club, and was also a first-grade cricketer with the Collingwood Cricket Club. He married the ...

(1927–2009), Australian rules footballer *

Dick Healey Richard Owen Healey (7 December 192310 December 2000) was a New South Wales politician, ABC sports broadcaster, and minister of the crown in the cabinets of Sir Robert Askin, Tom Lewis and Sir Eric Willis. From 1973 to 1975 he was Minister ...

(1923–2000), Australian politician *

Donald Healey Donald Mitchell Healey CBE (3 July 1898 – 15 January 1988) was a noted English car designer, rally driver and speed record holder. Early life Born in Perranporth, Cornwall, elder son of Frederick (John Frederick) and Emma Healey (née Mit ...

(1898–1988), British rally driver & automotive engineer *

Dorothy Ray Healey Dorothy Ray Healey (September 22, 1914 – August 6, 2006) was a long-time activist in the Communist Party USA, from the late 1920s to the 1970s. In the 1930s, she was one of the first union leaders to advocate for the rights of Chicanos and b ...

(1914–2006), American Communist Party activist *

Ed Healey Edward Francis Healey Jr. (December 28, 1894 – December 9, 1978) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). Regarded as one of the best linemen in the league's early days, Healey was inducted into the P ...

(1894–1978), American Football player *

Edna Healey Edna May Healey, Baroness Healey (née Edmunds; 14 June 1918 – 21 July 2010) was a British writer, lecturer and filmmaker. Life and career Edna May Edmunds was born in the Forest of Dean and educated at Bells Grammar School, Coleford, Glouc ...

(1918–2010), British author and film maker * Edward F. Healey (1885–1945), American politician *

Emma Healey Emma Constance Healey is a British novelist. Her debut novel, '' Elizabeth is Missing'' (2014) won the annual Costa Book Award, Best First Novel. Life and career Born in London, Healey completed a foundation year at Central Saint Martins befo ...

(born 1991), Canadian writer and poet *

Eric Healey Eric M. Healey (born January 20, 1975 in Hull, Massachusetts) is an American retired professional ice hockey player. He most last played with EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian EBEL and had formerly played in the National Hockey League with the ...

(born 1975), American ice-hockey player *

Evan Healy Evan is both an English and Welsh male given name derived from "Iefan", a Welsh form for the name John. In other languages it could be compared to " Ivan", " Ian", and "Juan"; the name John itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name Yəhô� ...

(born 1991), Irish Master-Carpenter and woodworking expert *

Gareth Healey Sir Gareth (; Old French: ''Guerehet'', ''Guerrehet'') is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He is the youngest son of King Lot and Queen Morgause, King Arthur's half-sister, thus making him Arthur's nephew, as well as brother to ...

(born 1971), British businessman *

Geoffrey Healey Geoffrey Carroll Healey (14 December 1922 – 29 April 1994) was a British automotive engineer. Early life Initially a pupil at Truro School, he transferred to Emscote Lawn School, Warwick in 1934, when his father joined the Triumph Motor Compa ...

(1922–1994), British car designer, son of Donald *

Giles Healey Giles Greville Healey (1901–1980) was born in 1901 in New York City. He was educated in France and Germany and later attended Choate Preparatory School; graduating from Yale University in 1924 with a degree in chemistry. In 1928 he volunteere ...

(1901–1980), American cartographer *

Jack Healey Jack Healey (born 1938) is an American human rights activist, author and the former director of Amnesty International USA. He is best known as the organizer of Amnesty's benefit concerts in the 1980's featuring bands like U2, the Police, Pete ...

(born 1938), American human rights activist * James Healey (disambiguation), several people *

Jeff Healey Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz singer, guitarist, and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with " A ...

(1966–2008), Canadian jazz and blues-rock guitarist * John Healey (disambiguation), several people *

Joseph G. Healey Joseph Graham Healey is an American academic who specializes in Small Christian Communities (also known as Basic ecclesial community) as a teacher, researcher, and writer. Father Healey is a communications specialist with experience in the United ...

(born 1938), American language researcher *

Kenneth Healey Kenneth Healey (1899–1985) was the 3rd Bishop of Grimsby. Educated at Moulton Grammar School, he was ordained in 1932. His first post was as a Curate in Grantham after which became Rector of Bloxholm. Subsequently Rural Dean of Lafford'' C ...

(1899–1985), 3rd Bishop of Grimsby, England * Keri Healey, American voice actress * Kerry Healey (born 1960), 70th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts * Lori Healey, American real estate principal * Mark Healey, British computer games developer *

Maura Healey Maura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the Massachusetts Attorney General since January 2015. She is the governor-elect of Massachusetts, having won the 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial electi ...

(born 1971), 55th and current Attorney General of Massachusetts since 2015 * Michael Healey, Canadian actor and playwright * Mitch Healey (born 1969), Australian rugby player and coach *

Myron Healey Myron Daniel Healey (June 8, 1923 – December 21, 2005) was an American actor. He began his career in Hollywood, California during the early 1940s and eventually made hundreds of appearances in movies and on television during a career spa ...

(1923–2005), American actor *

Nathan Healey Nathan Healey (born 27 February 1980 in Gosford, New South Wales) is an Australian tennis player. Turning professional in 1998, Healey has won 3 doubles titles. In 2006, he earned a wildcard to the Australian Open, making the 3rd round, whe ...

(born 1980), Australian tennis player *

Nigel Healey Nigel Healey is a British-New Zealanacademicin management and higher education, who is Professor of International Higher Education and Vice-President (Global and Community Engagement) at the University of Limerick. He served as Interim Provost and ...

, Vice Chancellor at Fiji National University * Pat Healey (born 1985), American soccer player * Patrick Healey Jr. (born 1968), American ten-pin bowler *

Patsy Healey Patsy Healey (née Ingold; born 1 January 1940) is a British urban planner. She is professor emeritus at Global Urban Research Unit in the School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape, at Newcastle University. She is a specialist in planning ...

(born 1940), professor at Newcastle University, England * Paul Healey (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player * Philip B. Healey (1921–1996), New York politician *

Rich Healey Richard Thomas Healey (born March 12, 1938) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played one game in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1960–61 season, on January 4, 1961 against the Toronto M ...

(born 1938), Canadian ice hockey player * Robert Healey (disambiguation), several people *

Ron Healey Ronald Healey (30 August 1952 – 18 June 2018) was an Irish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in England, Healey played for Cardiff City and Manchester City during his career and earned two caps for the Republic of Irel ...

(1952–2018), English born Irish footballer *

Sarah Healey Sarah Elizabeth Healey (''née'' Fitzpatrick; born 1975) is a British civil servant, appointed as Permanent Secretary for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in March 2019. Life She read Modern History and English at Magda ...

(born 1975), British civil servant *

Sheila Healey Sheila Healey (née Bellamy) (1915 – 2017) was a British artist who worked in California, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Healey was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Anglo-Scots parents. After attending school in West Sussex and Kent, she ta ...

(1915–2007), Argentine painter * Stephen Healey (1982–2012), British Army officer and footballer * Steve Healey (born 1981), Professional Fisherman, Angler of the year 2010–2016 * T. J. Healey (Thomas J. Healey, 1866–1944), American racehorse trainer * Theresa Healey, New Zealand actress * Thomas J. Healey (born 1942), Harvard University lecturer * Tom Healey (1853–1891), American MLB baseball player *

Trebor Healey Trebor Healey is an American poet and novelist. He was born in San Francisco, raised in Seattle, and studied English and American Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He spent his twenties in San Francisco, where he was acti ...

, American poet and novelist * William Healey, English football club owner

Characters

* Mike Healey, a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'' *

Roger Healey ''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series, created by Sidney Sheldon that starred Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an astronaut with whom she falls in love and eventually marries ...

, a fictional character from the American sitcom ''I Dream of Jeannie''

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People with the surname Healey

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