Hoy (surname)
Hoy (Irish: Ó hEochaidh) is an Irish surname. 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 February 8, 1646 at Holy Trinity (Christchurch), Cork.
People named Hoy include:
- Andrew Hoy (born 1959), Australian equestrian
- Bettina Hoy (born 1962), German equestrian
- Bobby Hoy (born 1950), English former footballer
- Chris Hoy (born 1976), Scottish track cyclist
- Col Hoy, Australian cricket umpire
- Dummy Hoy (1862–1961), American Major League Baseball player
- Ernest Charles Hoy (1895-1982), Canadian First World War flying ace and aviation pioneer
- James Barlow Hoy (1794-1843), Irish-born politician
- James Hoy, Baron Hoy (1909-1976), Scottish politician
- Garry Hoy, Canadian lawyer
- Henry Hoy (1855–1910) British locomotive engineer
- Marie Hoy, Australian musician
- Marjorie Hoy (born 1941), American entomologist and geneticist
- Mick Hoy (musician), Irish musician
- Mick Hoy (footballer), Irish footballer
- Pat Hoy (born 1950), Canadian politician
- Peter Hoy (born 1966), Canadian baseball player
- Sean Hoy (born 1964), Irish diplomat
- Shirley Hoy, Canadian bureaucrat
- Thomas Hoy (poet) (1659-1718), English poet and physician
- Thomas Hoy (botanist) (c. 1750-1822)
- Will Hoy (1952-2002), British racecar driver
See also
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