Hoey
Hoey is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: O'Hoey, Haughey, McCaughey and McKeogh, among others. The original Irish spelling is Ó hEochaidh.
 Hoey family coat of arms | |
| Language(s) | Gaeilge |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "descendant of Eochaidh (pronounced Owey or Hoy)" |
| Region of origin | Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Haughey, McCaughey |
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
- Cillian Hoey (born 1999),(aka Key Low), Irish Rapper
- Clyde Roark Hoey (1877–1954), Governor of North Carolina
- Dennis Hoey
- Evelyn Hoey
- Frances Sarah Hoey (1830–1908), Irish novelist
- Gary Hoey
- Iris Hoey
- J. Kelly Hoey, Author
- James Hoey (disambiguation), several people
- Kate Hoey
- Marty Hoey (1951–1982), American mountaineer
- Michael Hoey (disambiguation), several people
- Patrick M. Hoey (born 1986), American photographer
- Rob Hoey
- Robert Hoey
- Tim Hoey, Musician
- Una Raymond-Hoey (born 1996), Irish cricketer
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See also
- Hoey, Saskatchewan,hamlet
- Haughey
- Kings of Ulster
- Dál Fiatach
- Ulaid
- Joey "Hoey" Hoey
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