Healy Surname
Approximately 69,648 people bear this surname
Healy Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Heal(e)y = the High Lea [Old English heáh+leáh] (Celtic) for O’Healey, q.v.
Healy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31,593 | 1:11,473 | 1,429 |
| Ireland | 15,036 | 1:313 | 34 |
| England | 8,415 | 1:6,621 | 957 |
| Australia | 7,378 | 1:3,659 | 521 |
| Canada | 2,008 | 1:18,349 | 2,594 |
| Scotland | 1,303 | 1:4,109 | 709 |
| New Zealand | 868 | 1:5,217 | 838 |
| Northern Ireland | 683 | 1:2,701 | 548 |
| Wales | 543 | 1:5,699 | 637 |
| South Africa | 256 | 1:211,632 | 22,369 |
| Iraq | 241 | 1:145,318 | 3,824 |
| France | 179 | 1:371,077 | 55,233 |
| Argentina | 148 | 1:288,807 | 23,114 |
| Thailand | 89 | 1:793,689 | 128,670 |
| Spain | 87 | 1:537,380 | 26,266 |
| Belgium | 67 | 1:171,592 | 23,333 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Suriname | 58 | 1:9,528 | 2,431 |
| Mexico | 49 | 1:2,533,188 | 21,064 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Denmark | 37 | 1:152,560 | 13,318 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Cayman Islands | 25 | 1:2,556 | 317 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Panama | 23 | 1:170,098 | 5,250 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Jersey | 19 | 1:5,221 | 1,083 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Hong Kong | 12 | 1:611,290 | 3,500 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Yemen | 11 | 1:2,402,299 | 14,089 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10,439 | 1:424 | 49 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,616 | 1:15,084 | 2,235 |
| Scotland | 261 | 1:14,342 | 1,630 |
| Wales | 105 | 1:14,937 | 882 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,102 | 1:9,843 | 1,264 |
Healy (5,279) may also be a first name.
Healy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Heal(e)y = the High Lea [Old English heáh+leáh] (Celtic) for O’Healey, q.v.
This is Ó hÉalaighthe in Munster (sometimes anglicized Healihy); Ó hÉilidhe in north Connacht.
Bibl; IF 176; MIF 262; Map Cork and Sligo
(English, Irish) One who came from Healaugh (high clearing or wood), the name of several places in England; grandson of the skillful or learned man.
Healy is a name that was represented last century in Leicestershire, particularly in Melton Mowbray and in the neighbouring part of the county (Nichols' "Leicestershire"). In our own day it is mostly found in Bucks, and also in Lincolnshire. There is a place thus called in Yorkshire.
Healy Demographics
Average Healy Salary in
United States
$50,075 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Healy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Healy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Healy (Arabic: هيلي) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Healy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Healy is the 8,168th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 104,634 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Healy are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 92,995th most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 5,279 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 31,593 people, or 1 in 11,473. In The United States Healy is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 109 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 22 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.
Healy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Healy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 619 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 144 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 521 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 499 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 517 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Healy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Healy are 1.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.68% registered with the party.
The amount Healy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.03% less than the national average, earning 159,082 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.99% more than the national average, earning R 311,280 per year; in United States they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $50,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $54,167 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Healy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Healy in the Arabic language | ||
| هيلي | hyly | - |
| هيلى | hyly | - |
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Healy Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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