Hallisey

English

Alternative forms

• Hallesy, Hallissey, Hallissy

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheasa (“descendant of Áilgheas”), a byname from áilgheas (“desire, craving”).

Proper noun

Hallisey (plural Halliseys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hallisey is the 30767^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 757 individuals. Hallisey is most common among White (95.64%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hallisey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.