Hoey
Hoey is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: O'Hoey, Haughey, McCaughey, Hoy and McKeogh, among others. The original Irish spelling is Ó hEochaidh.
The Hoeys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynasty, rulers of the Ulaid and former 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.
Hoey is also a surname found in Cambodia and Indonesia, particularly for people of Chinese descent.
Notable people with Hoey as a surname
- Allen Hoey, American poet, novelist, and literary critic
- Aoife Hoey, Irish bobsledder
- Charles Ferguson Hoey, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Clyde R. Hoey, American politician in North Carolina
- Colleen A. Hoey, American diplomat
- Dennis Hoey, British film and stage actor
- Evelyn Hoey, American singer and actor
- Frances Sarah Hoey, Irish novelist
- Fred Hoey, American baseball broadcaster in Boston
- Fred Hoey (baseball manager), American baseball manager in New York City
- Gary Hoey, American guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Iris Hoey, British actress
- James Hoey (disambiguation), several people
- Kate Hoey, Northern Irish politician
- Kelly Hoey, American author
- Lori Hoey
- Margaret Gardner Hoey, American political hostess
- Marty Hoey, American mountaineer
- Michael Hoey (disambiguation), several people
- Nicole Hoey, New Zealand television producer
- Rico Hoey, American-Filipino professional golfer
- Rob Hoey, English musician, actor, writer and comedian
- Robert Hoey, Canadian politician in Manitoba
- Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer
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