Hoy is a Scottish and Irish surname. The Irish origin of the name is derived from "Ó hEochaidh". Other surnames developed from "Ó hEochaidh" include:
McKeogh,
Kehoe,
Hoey,
Haughey,
Haugh and
Hough. Hoy is sometimes considered to be a variant of Haughey, and it is very common in Ulster. The first recording of the surname in Ireland is of one Elizabeth, daughter of Leuise and Martha Hoy, on 8 February 1646, at Holy Trinity (
Christchurch), Cork.
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surnameHoy. If an
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Hoy is a Scottish and Irish surname. The Irish origin of the name is derived from "Ó hEochaidh". Other surnames developed from "Ó hEochaidh" include:
McKeogh,
Kehoe,
Hoey,
Haughey,
Haugh and
Hough. Hoy is sometimes considered to be a variant of Haughey, and it is very common in Ulster. The first recording of the surname in Ireland is of one Elizabeth, daughter of Leuise and Martha Hoy, on 8 February 1646, at Holy Trinity (
Christchurch), Cork.
This page lists people with the
surnameHoy. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.