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Healey Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Healey near Manchester, named with Old English heah ‘high’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. There are various other places in northern England, for example in Northumberland and Yorkshire, with the same name and etymology, and they may also have contributed to the surname. Variant of Irish Healy.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Henley, Headley, Heatley, Haley, Hedley, Heasley, Hesley, Hanley

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Healey Family Origin

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Healey Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    15%

  • Laborer

    15%

  • Keeping House

    7%

  • Carpenter

    2%

In 1880, the most common Healey occupation in the USA was Farmer. 15% of Healey's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Healey family was Carpenter. Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Healey.

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Healey Historical Records

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Healey Life Expectancy

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