How common is the surname Shealy?

4,620 people in the United States had the surname Shealy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,828 Americans. It ranked 7,224th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shealy?

Courtney Shealy, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world record-holder.

Where is the surname Shealy most common?

Wikidata records people named Shealy in the United States.

Is the surname Shealy getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,701 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,620 in 2010, down 1.7%.

Is Shealy also a first name?

Yes. Shealy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Shealy

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 4,620 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shealy is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

Shealy 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 4,620 people named Shealy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 66,828 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,701.

#7,224

rank among US surnames

4,620

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.7%

change since 2000 (was #6,635)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,220	Buckles	4,623	66,785
#7,221	Spector	4,622	66,799
#7,223	Balbuena	4,621	66,814
#7,224	Shealy	4,620	66,828

Who is named Shealy

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

91% of people named Shealy identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Shealys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Courtney Shealy
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world record-holder, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Shiley

Surnames that sound like Shealy

Shealy has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Shealy come from?: Reduced form of O'Shealy, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sealbhaig (“descendant of Sealbhach”), a byname from the adjective sealbhach (“wealthy”).
How common is the surname Shealy?: 4,620 people in the United States had the surname Shealy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 66,828 Americans. It ranked 7,224th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shealy?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Shealy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Shealy?: Courtney Shealy, American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world record-holder.
Where is the surname Shealy most common?: Wikidata records people named Shealy in the United States.
What type of surname is Shealy?: Shealy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Shealy getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,701 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,620 in 2010, down 1.7%.
What are other spellings of Shealy?: Shiley.
Is Shealy also a first name?: Yes. Shealy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.