Healy

Healy Meaning & Origin

About Healy
The surname Healy is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Ó hÉilidhe, meaning "descendant of Éilidhe." Éilidhe is a personal name derived from the word "éilidh," which means "claim" or "request." The name Healy is primarily found in County Mayo and County Sligo in Ireland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Healy is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Healy: 21,751
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 1,654
  • Frequency per 100k people: 7.37

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Healy based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Healy is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HL
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IY1 L IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˈhili/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H400

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Healy in Braille

Here's how to represent Healy in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Healy in braille

How to sign the name Healy using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Healy using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Healy in sign language

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