Hoey
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English
Etymology
A variant of Haughey, a surname of Irish origin.
Proper noun
Hoey (plural Hoeys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoey is the 8163rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4062 individuals. Hoey is most common among White (85.08%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hoey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 188.