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)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hallisey is the 30767th 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.