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    The surname Hallisey

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 757 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H420

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hallisey is more common than 81% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    Hallisey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 757 people named Hallisey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 407,854 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 730.

    #30,767
    rank among US surnames
    757
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #30,264)

    Who is named Hallisey

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Hallisey identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Hallesy
    • Hallissey
    • Hallissy

    Surnames that sound like Hallisey

    Hallisey has the Soundex code H420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H420.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hallisey come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheasa (“descendant of Áilgheas”), a byname from áilgheas (“desire, craving”).
    How common is the surname Hallisey?
    757 people in the United States had the surname Hallisey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 407,854 Americans. It ranked 30,767th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hallisey?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Hallisey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
    What type of surname is Hallisey?
    Hallisey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hallisey getting more or less common?
    More common. 730 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 757 in 2010, up 3.7%.
    What are other spellings of Hallisey?
    Hallesy, Hallissey and Hallissy.