Hoy (Irish: Ó hEochaidh) is an Irish surname. Other surnames developed from "Ó hEochaidh" include: McKeogh, Kehoe, Hoey, Haughey, Haugh and Hough. Hoy is sometimes considered to be a variant of Haughey, and it is very common in Ulster. The first recording of the surname in Ireland is of one Elizabeth, daughter of Leuise and Martha Hoy, on February 8, 1646 at Holy Trinity (Christchurch), Cork.
People named Hoy include:
Agnete Hoy (1914–2000), English potter
Aine Hoy (born 1987), British water polo player
Alexandra Hoy, Canadian jurist
Andrew Hoy (born 1959), Australian equestrian
Bettina Hoy (born 1962), German equestrian
Bobby Hoy (born 1950), English former footballer
Campbell Hoy (1893–1985), British flying ace
Chris Hoy (born 1976), Scottish track cyclist
Col Hoy, Australian cricket umpire
Cyrus Hoy (1926–2010), American English scholar
Dummy Hoy (1862–1961), American Major League Baseball player
Elizabeth Hoy, Irish author
Ernest Charles Hoy (1895-1982), Canadian First World War flying ace and aviation pioneer
Frank Hoy (1934–2005), Irish-born Scottish professional wrestler
James Barlow Hoy (1794-1843), Irish-born politician
James Hoy, Baron Hoy (1909-1976), Scottish politician
Jen Hoy (born 1991), American soccer player
Garry Hoy, Canadian lawyer
Henry Hoy (1855–1910) British locomotive engineer
Linda Hoy, British children's author
Marie Hoy, Australian musician
Marjorie Hoy (born 1941), American entomologist and geneticist
Mick Hoy (musician), Irish musician
Mick Hoy (footballer), Irish footballer
Pat Hoy (born 1950), Canadian politician
Peter Hoy (born 1966), Canadian baseball player
Phil Hoy (politician) (born 1937), American politician
Phil Hoy (rugby union) (born 1987), English rugby union player
Renate Hoy (born 1930), German actress
Roger Hoy (born 1946), English footballer
Robert Hoy (1927–2010), American actor
Ron Hoy (born 1932), Australian rules footballer
Sean Hoy (born 1964), Irish diplomat
Shirley Hoy, Canadian bureaucrat
Thomas Hoy (poet) (1659-1718), English poet and physician
Thomas Hoy (botanist) (c. 1750-1822)
Will Hoy (1952-2002), British racing driver
William Hoy (born 1955), American film editor
