Where in Ireland does the family HEALY come from? Is HEALY a common surname in Ireland? These surname distribution maps show where people with the surname HEALY were recorded throughout Ireland in the 1901 and 1911 Census of Ireland. The census records are held by the National Archives of Ireland and can be searched here: National Archives Census of Ireland
HEALY Surname Distribution Map (1901 Census)
There were 10,461 people with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname was ranked 49th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
Religion: Catholic: 10,330 (98.75%), Anglican: 79 (0.76%), Other / Not Given: 40 (0.38%), Presbyterian: 9 (0.09%), Congregationalist: 1 (0.01%), Methodist: 1 (0.01%), Salvation Army: 1 (0.01%)
HEALY Surname Distribution Map (1911 Census)
There were 10,493 people with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname was ranked 49th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.
HEALY Surname Overview
- People recorded in 1901: 10,461
- Ireland ranking in 1901: 49th
- Strongest county association: Sligo
Where was the HEALY surname found in Ireland in 1901?
In the 1901 Census of Ireland, the surname HEALY had the strongest distribution in these counties:
- Sligo — Ranked 12th with 593 people
- Kerry — Ranked 19th with 1,283 people
- Cork — Ranked 25th with 2,652 people
- Wicklow — Ranked 26th with 249 people
- Roscommon — Ranked 28th with 460 people
- Galway — Ranked 46th with 714 people
- Kilkenny — Ranked 51st with 271 people
- Limerick — Ranked 51st with 474 people
- Mayo — Ranked 52nd with 676 people
- Waterford — Ranked 58th with 247 people
- Dublin — Ranked 62nd with 960 people
- Tipperary — Ranked 75th with 371 people
- Clare — Ranked 85th with 297 people
- Kildare — Ranked 92nd with 116 people
- Meath — Ranked 96th with 140 people
Woulfe Surname Index for HEALY
The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname HEALY.
Dúchas Surname Index for HEALY
The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname HEALY. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.
- Ceirisc
- Halley
- Hely
- Kerrisk
- Ó Heallaigh
- Ó Héalaigh
- Ó Héalaithe
- Ó Héilidhe
- Ó Héiligh
- Ó Héilí
- Ó hÉalaí
- Ó hÉaluighthe
HEALY in 1901 (Farmer)
Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".
HEALY in 1901 (Catholic)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname HEALY who are Catholic in each locality
HEALY in 1901 (Anglican)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname HEALY who are Anglican in each locality
HEALY in 1901 (Presbyterian)
Map shows the percentage of people with the surname HEALY who are Presbyterian in each locality
HEALY in Scotland
Patterns associated with the HEALY surname
List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:
When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.
While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.