The hoey Surname
hoey Name Meaning and History
- Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEochaidh ‘descendant of Eochaidh’, a variant of Eachaidh (see Haughey).
- Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead named Hoøy from Old Norse hór ‘high’ + ey ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| John & Eugene Hoey in Ca | Bill Hoey | 1 |
| Henry P. Hoey b1863-d? California, Utah, Oregon, California |
 Arthur_Hoey
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| Hoeyville Plantation and Village/Town of Hoeyville-Louisiana |
Arthur_Hoey
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| John HOEY |
vernfish1
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| Hoeys in Co Louth and Sacramento, Ca |
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| 2 |
| Families from Ireland. Canada Michigan |
dgkrivoski
| 0 |
| James R. and Bessie (Winter) Hoey of Oakland, Calif. |
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| James Hoey | Stacey Hoey | 9 |
| William Hoey-Superintendent at Adams Express, NY, NY | Arthur Hoey | 4 |
| Hoey's in Wisconsin | Wilcox Relative | 4 |
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