Hoy (surname)
This article is about the Irish surname. For similar surnames of different origin, see Hoy (disambiguation).
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:
- Agnete Hoy (1914–2000), English potter
- Aine Hoy (born 1987), British water polo player
- Alexandra Hoy, Canadian jurist
- Andrew Hoy (born 1959), Australian equestrian
- Bettina Hoy (born 1962), German equestrian
- Bobby Hoy (born 1950), English former footballer
- Campbell Hoy (1893–1985), British flying ace
- Chris Hoy (born 1976), Scottish track cyclist
- Col Hoy, Australian cricket umpire
- Cyrus Hoy (1926–2010), American English scholar
- Dummy Hoy (1862–1961), American Major League Baseball player
- Elizabeth Hoy, Irish author
- Ernest Charles Hoy (1895-1982), Canadian First World War flying ace and aviation pioneer
- Frank Hoy (1934–2005), Irish-born Scottish professional wrestler
- James Barlow Hoy (1794-1843), Irish-born politician
- James Hoy, Baron Hoy (1909-1976), Scottish politician
- Jen Hoy (born 1991), American soccer player
- Garry Hoy, Canadian lawyer
- Henry Hoy (1855–1910) British locomotive engineer
- Linda Hoy, British children's author
- 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
- Phil Hoy (politician) (born 1937), American politician
- Phil Hoy (rugby union) (born 1987), English rugby union player
- Roger Hoy (born 1946), English footballer
- Robert Hoy (1927–2010), American actor
- Ron Hoy (born 1932), Australian rules footballer
- 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 racing driver
- William Hoy (born 1955), American film editor
See also
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