# Hoey

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{{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](/source/Ireland)
| language      = [Gaeilge](/source/Irish_language)
| variant = [Haughey](/source/Haughey), [McCaughey](/source/McCaughey)
| prefix        = 
}}
'''Hoey''' is an [Irish surname](/source/Irish_surname). Spelling variations include: '''O'Hoey''', '''[Haughey](/source/Haughey)''', '''[McCaughey](/source/McCaughey)''', '''Hoy''' and '''[McKeogh](/source/McKeogh)''', among others. The original [Irish](/source/Irish_language) spelling is Ó h[Eochaidh](/source/Eochaidh).

The Hoeys are descendants of the ancient [Dál Fiatach](/source/D%C3%A1l_Fiatach) dynasty, rulers of the [Ulaid](/source/Ulaid) and former kings of [Ulster](/source/Ulster). They trace their descent from [Fiatach Finn mac Dáire](/source/Fiatach_Finn), a [King of Ulster](/source/King_of_Ulster) and [High King of Ireland](/source/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](/source/Allen_Hoey) (1952–2010), American poet, novelist, and literary critic
*[Aoife Hoey](/source/Aoife_Hoey) (born 1983), Irish bobsledder
*[Charles Ferguson Hoey](/source/Charles_Ferguson_Hoey) (1914–1944), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
*[Clyde R. Hoey](/source/Clyde_R._Hoey) (1877–1954), American politician in North Carolina
*[Colleen A. Hoey](/source/Colleen_A._Hoey), American diplomat
*[Dennis Hoey](/source/Dennis_Hoey) (1893–1960), British film and stage actor
*[Evelyn Hoey](/source/Evelyn_Hoey) (1910–1935), American singer and actor
*[Frances Sarah Hoey](/source/Frances_Sarah_Hoey) (1830–1908), Irish novelist
*[Fred Hoey](/source/Fred_Hoey) (1884–1949), American baseball broadcaster in Boston
*[Fred Hoey (baseball manager)](/source/Fred_Hoey_(baseball_manager)) (1865–1933), American baseball manager in New York City
*[Gary Hoey](/source/Gary_Hoey) (born 1960), American guitarist, singer and songwriter
*[Iris Hoey](/source/Iris_Hoey) (1885–1979), British actress
*[James Hoey (disambiguation)](/source/James_Hoey_(disambiguation)), several people
*[Josephine Hoey](/source/Josephine_Hoey) (1822–1896), Anglo-American stage actress
*[Kate Hoey](/source/Kate_Hoey) (born 1946), Northern Irish politician
*[Kelly Hoey](/source/%3Afr%3AKelly_Hoey), American author
*[Lori Hoey](/source/Lori_Hoey)
*[Margaret Gardner Hoey](/source/Margaret_Gardner_Hoey) (1875–1942), American political hostess
*[Marty Hoey](/source/Marty_Hoey) (1951–1982), American mountaineer
*[Michael Hoey (disambiguation)](/source/Michael_Hoey_(disambiguation)), several people
*[Nicole Hoey](/source/Nicole_Hoey), New Zealand television producer
*[Rico Hoey](/source/Rico_Hoey) (born 1995), American-Filipino professional golfer 
*[Rob Hoey](/source/Rob_Hoey) (born 1980), English musician, actor, writer and comedian 
*[Robert Hoey](/source/Robert_Hoey) (1883–1965), Canadian politician in Manitoba
*[Una Raymond-Hoey](/source/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](/source/Hoey%2C_Saskatchewan), a hamlet in Canada
*[Haughey](/source/Haughey)
*[Kings of Ulster](/source/Kings_of_Ulster)
*[Dál Fiatach](/source/D%C3%A1l_Fiatach)
*[Ulaid](/source/Ulaid)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/ulster.htm Kingdom of Ulster]

{{surname|Hoey}}

Category:Ulaid
Category:Surnames of Irish origin
Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames
Category:Surnames of British Isles origin

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