Surname Spotlight: Hoey

People named Hoey carry an Irish surname with a long history. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “grandson of Eochaidh (horseman)”.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Hoey family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them.

Where the name comes from

In the 2010 US Census, 4,062 Americans gave Hoey as their last name (rank 8,163). That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames. Names that sound alike, such as Hoy, are easily confused in old records. Want more than a summary? See the Hoey family name pack.