{{About|the Irish surname|the hamlet in Canada|Hoey, Saskatchewan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox surname | name = Hoey | image = Hoey family coat of arms.jpg | image_size = frameless | caption = Hoey family coat of arms | pronunciation = | meaning = "descendant of Eochaidh (pronounced Owey or Hoy)" | region = Ireland | language = Gaeilge | variant = Haughey, McCaughey | prefix = }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://forebears.io/surnames/hoey |title= Surnames: Hoey|publisher= Forebears}}</ref>
==Notable people with Hoey as a surname== <!--Lee Richard Hoey (1974) last of the old blood--> *Allen Hoey (1952–2010), American poet, novelist, and literary critic *Aoife Hoey (born 1983), Irish bobsledder *Charles Ferguson Hoey (1914–1944), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross *Clyde R. Hoey (1877–1954), American politician in North Carolina *Colleen A. Hoey, American diplomat *Dennis Hoey (1893–1960), British film and stage actor *Evelyn Hoey (1910–1935), American singer and actor *Frances Sarah Hoey (1830–1908), Irish novelist *Fred Hoey (1884–1949), American baseball broadcaster in Boston *Fred Hoey (baseball manager) (1865–1933), American baseball manager in New York City *Gary Hoey (born 1960), American guitarist, singer and songwriter *Iris Hoey (1885–1979), British actress *James Hoey (disambiguation), several people *Josephine Hoey (1822–1896), Anglo-American stage actress *Kate Hoey (born 1946), Northern Irish politician *Kelly Hoey, American author *Lori Hoey *Margaret Gardner Hoey (1875–1942), American political hostess *Marty Hoey (1951–1982), American mountaineer *Michael Hoey (disambiguation), several people *Nicole Hoey, New Zealand television producer *Rico Hoey (born 1995), American-Filipino professional golfer *Rob Hoey (born 1980), English musician, actor, writer and comedian *Robert Hoey (1883–1965), Canadian politician in Manitoba *Una Raymond-Hoey (born 1996), Irish cricketer *[https://rachelhattonbooks.com/ Rachel (Hoey) Hatton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109174652/https://rachelhattonbooks.com/ |date=9 November 2021 }} (born 1968), American Author
==See also== *Hoey, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Canada *Haughey *Kings of Ulster *Dál Fiatach *Ulaid
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/ulster.htm Kingdom of Ulster]
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Category:Ulaid Category:Surnames of Irish origin Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames Category:Surnames of British Isles origin