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Region of origin
  
Ireland

Related names
  
Haughey, McCaughey

Language(s) of origin
  
Gaeilge

Hoey

Meaning
  
"descendant of Eochaidh (pronounced Owey or Hoy)"

Hoey is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: O'Hoey, Haughey, McCaughey and McKeogh, among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Ó hEochaidh.

The Hoeys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynasty, rulers of the Ulaid and formers kings of Ulster. They trace their descent from Fiatach Finn mac Dáire, a King of Ulster and High King of Ireland in the 1st Century AD.

Notable people with Hoey surname

  • Allen Hoey
  • Aoife Hoey
  • Charles Ferguson Hoey
  • Clyde Roark Hoey (1877–1954), Governor of North Carolina
  • Dennis Hoey
  • Evelyn Hoey
  • Frances Sarah Hoey (1830–1908), Irish novelist
  • Gary Hoey
  • Iris Hoey
  • James Hoey (disambiguation), several people
  • Kate Hoey
  • Marty Hoey (1851–1982), American mountaineer
  • Michael Hoey (disambiguation), several people
  • Robert Hoey
  • Rob Hoey
  • Una Raymond-Hoey (born 1996), Irish cricketer

    • References

    Hoey Wikipedia
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