Hoey is an
Irish surname
A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, most surnames are patronymic surnames (distinct from patronymic, patronyms, which are seen in Icelandic names for example). The form of a surname varies according ...
. Spelling variations include: O'Hoey,
Haughey,
McCaughey
McCaughey is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: McHaughey, MacCaughey, McGaughey and O'Coffey, among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Mac hEochaidh.
The McCaugheys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynas ...
, Hoy and
McKeogh
McKeogh () is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: MacKeogh, McKeough (disambiguation), McKeough, Keogh Kehoe (surname), Kehoe, McCaughey and Hoey, among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Mac Eochaidh.
The McKeoghs are d ...
, among others. The original
Irish spelling is Ó h
Eochaidh.
The Hoeys are descendants of the ancient
Dál Fiatach
Dál Fiatach was a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic dynastic-grouping and the name of their territory in the north-east of Ireland, which lasted throughout the Middle Ages until their demise in the 13th century at the hands of Normans in Ireland, Normans ...
dynasty, rulers of the
Ulaid
(Old Irish, ) or (Irish language, Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic Provinces of Ireland, over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include , which ...
and former kings of
Ulster
Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...
. They trace their descent from
Fiatach Finn mac Dáire, a
King of Ulster
The King of Ulster (Old Irish: ''Rí Ulad'', Modern Irish: ''Rí Uladh'') also known as the King of Ulaid and King of the Ulaid, was any of the kings of the Irish provincial over-kingdom of Ulaid. The title rí in Chóicid, which means "king of ...
and
High King of Ireland
High King of Ireland ( ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and was later sometimes assigned anachronously or to leg ...
in the 1st Century AD.
Hoey is also a surname found in Cambodia and Indonesia, particularly for people of Chinese descent.
Notable people with Hoey as a surname
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Allen Hoey (1952–2010), American poet, novelist, and literary critic
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Aoife Hoey (born 1983), Irish bobsledder
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Charles Ferguson Hoey (1914–1944), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Clyde R. Hoey (1877–1954), American politician in North Carolina
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Colleen A. Hoey, American diplomat
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Dennis Hoey (1893–1960), British film and stage actor
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Evelyn Hoey (1910–1935), American singer and actor
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Frances Sarah Hoey (1830–1908), Irish novelist
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Fred Hoey (1884–1949), American baseball broadcaster in Boston
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Fred Hoey (baseball manager) (1865–1933), American baseball manager in New York City
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Gary Hoey (born 1960), American guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Iris Hoey (1885–1979), British actress
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James Hoey (disambiguation), several people
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Kate Hoey (born 1946), Northern Irish politician
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Kelly Hoey, American author
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Lori Hoey
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Margaret Gardner Hoey (1875–1942), American political hostess
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Marty Hoey (1951–1982), American mountaineer
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Michael Hoey (disambiguation), several people
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Nicole Hoey, New Zealand television producer
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Rico Hoey (born 1995), American-Filipino professional golfer
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Rob Hoey (born 1980), English musician, actor, writer and comedian
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Robert Hoey (1883–1965), Canadian politician in Manitoba
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Una Raymond-Hoey (born 1996), Irish cricketer
Rachel (Hoey) Hatton (born 1968), American Author
See also
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Hoey, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Canada
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Haughey
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Kings of Ulster
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Dál Fiatach
Dál Fiatach was a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic dynastic-grouping and the name of their territory in the north-east of Ireland, which lasted throughout the Middle Ages until their demise in the 13th century at the hands of Normans in Ireland, Normans ...
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Ulaid
(Old Irish, ) or (Irish language, Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic Ireland, Gaelic Provinces of Ireland, over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include , which ...
References
External links
Kingdom of Ulster
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Ulaid
Surnames of Irish origin
Anglicised Irish-language surnames
Surnames of British Isles origin