Shealy
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editReduced form of O'Shealy, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sealbhaig (“descendant of Sealbhach”), a byname from the adjective sealbhach (“wealthy”).
Proper noun
editShealy (plural Shealys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Shealy is the 7224th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4620 individuals. Shealy is most common among White (90.56%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Shealy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.