Shealy

English

Alternative forms

• Shiley

Etymology

Reduced form of O'Shealy, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sealbhaig (“descendant of Sealbhach”), a byname from the adjective sealbhach (“wealthy”).

Proper noun

Shealy (plural Shealys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Shealy is the 7224^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4620 individuals. Shealy is most common among White (90.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shealy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Ashley, Haleys, Halsey, Hasley, Healys, haysel, shaley