Hoy (surname)

Hoy is a Scottish and Irish surname. The Irish origin of the name is derived from "Ó hEochaidh". 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 8 February 1646, at Holy Trinity (Christchurch), Cork.

People named Hoy include:

* Agnete Hoy (1914–2000), English potter
* 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
* Charles M. Hoy (1897–1923) American museum collector, active in Australia and China
* 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
* Garry Hoy, Canadian lawyer
* Henry Hoy (1855–1910) British locomotive engineer
* James Hoy, Baron Hoy (1909-1976), Scottish politician
* James Barlow Hoy (1794-1843), Irish-born politician
* Jen Hoy (born 1991), American soccer player
* Linda Hoy, British children's author
* Marie Hoy, Australian musician
* Marjorie Hoy (1941–2020), American entomologist and geneticist
* Mick Hoy (footballer), Irish footballer
* Mick Hoy (musician), Irish musician
* 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
* Renate Hoy (1930–2024), German actress
* Robert Hoy (1927–2010), American actor
* Roger Hoy (1946–2018), English footballer
* Ron Hoy (1932–2016), Australian rules footballer
* Shirley Hoy, Canadian bureaucrat
* Thomas Hoy (botanist) (c. 1750–1822)
* Thomas Hoy (poet) (1659-1718), English poet and physician
* William Hoy (disambiguation)

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## See also

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* Cameron Van Hoy (born 1985), American actor
* Nikolaus van Hoy (1631–1679), Flemish Baroque painter
* Høy, another surname

Surname list

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