Healey

Healey is a surname of English and Irish origin, and a toponymic name derived from places named Healey in England. The spelling has produced variants such as Healy and Healey, and the name is most common in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with diasporic communities in North America and Australasia.

Notable individuals with the surname include Donald Healey (1898–1988), a British automobile engineer who founded the Donald Healey Motor Company and helped shape the Austin-Healey line of sports cars; John Healey, a British politician who has served as a Member of Parliament.

There are several places in the United Kingdom named Healey. In the automotive world, the Healey name is associated with the Austin-Healey sports cars produced in collaboration with the Austin Motor Company in the 1950s and 1960s.

Outside the UK, the surname is present in North America and elsewhere, often alongside the variant Healy; both spellings have become established as independent family lines.