Hoey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 3
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 1
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 25
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 2
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 8
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 14

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Hoey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hoey family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 4
Silk Weaver 2
Plumber 2
Silk Winder 1
Private Soldier 23rd Regiment 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Mariner 1
Porter 1
Publican 1
Sailmaker 1
Errand Boy 1
Scholar 1
Chinaman 1
Independent 1
Stuff Weaver Independent 1
Weaver Farmer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Hoey

Name Census Frequency
John Hoey 150
Mary Hoey 130
Thomas Hoey 89
James Hoey 74
William Hoey 71
Elizabeth Hoey 66
George Hoey 47
Margaret Hoey 46
Annie Hoey 37
Joseph Hoey 35
Edward Hoey 32
Catherine Hoey 31
Ellen Hoey 30
Sarah Hoey 30
Ann Hoey 29
Patrick Hoey 28
Francis Hoey 25
Jane Hoey 21
Peter Hoey 18
Eliza Hoey 17
Alice Hoey 16
Martha Hoey 16
Alfred Hoey 15
Bridget Hoey 15
Rose Hoey 15

Hoey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hay 50% 36,760
2 Hey 75% 19,967
3 Hoy 75% 10,486
4 Haye 25% 3,944
5 Hoye 50% 2,358
6 Hoey 100% 1,720
7 Heay 50% 425
8 Huey 75% 403
9 Hye 50% 380
10 Huy 50% 255

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The surname Hoey is the 6th most popular variant of Hay.

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