Halley (surname)
| Language(s) | Old English |
|---|---|
| Word/name | "heal" |
| Meaning | "hall" |
Halley is a surname of
personal taxation in the 13th century, in England, surnames became required. The earliest recorded use of the surname Halley is held in the village of Beeley, Derbyshire, England, for a witness called Georgii Halley, dated 27 January 1538. The Beeley parish church
records show an Anna Halley, who was christened on the 27 December 1577 and an Elizabeth Halley who married John Caleshaw on 13 August 1567.
People with the surname Halley
- Antoine Halley (1593–1675), French poet
- Dave Halley (born 1986), English rugby league player
- Edmond Halley (1656–1742), English Astronomer Royal
- George Halley (1887–1941), Scottish footballer
- Heather Halley, American actress
- Henry Hampton Halley (1874–1965), author of Halley's Bible Handbook
- Ijah Halley (born 2001), Canadian soccer player
- Ina Halley (1927–1992), German actress
- Janet Halley (born 1952), American legal scholar
- Patrick F. Halley (1895-1956), merchant and politician in Newfoundland (now part of Canada)
- Paul Halley (born 1952), English musician
- Paul-Louis Halley (1934–2003), French businessman
- Peter Halley (born 1953), American abstract painter
- Rich Halley (born 1947), American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer
- Robert Halley (1796–1876), English non-conformist minister, educationalist and abolitionist
- Robert Halley (politician) (1935–2021), French politician and businessman
- Rudolph Halley (1913–1956), American politician and attorney
- Rufus Halley (1944?–2001), Catholic missionary
- Russell Halley (1862–1909), New Zealand cricketer
- Victor Halley (1904–1966), nationalist trade unionist in Northern Ireland
Fictional characters
- Sid Halley, fictional detective from Dick Francis's novels
See also
- Halley (given name)
- Haley (surname), similar but unrelated name
- Halley (disambiguation)
References
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