Hoey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hoey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hoey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 14
Dress Maker 5
Officer 2
At Home 2
Clothes Dealer 2
Dock Labourer 2
House Servant 2
General Servant 2
Power Loom Weaver 2
Card Room Hand Cotton 1
Out Door Labourer 1
Pauper Formerly Labourer 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Coke Burners Labourer 1
Colliery Labourer 1
Farm Labourer 1
Mason Labourer 1
Pottrt Apprentice 1
Cheese Factors Labourer 1
Wharage Labourer 1
Musician 1
Private Army 1
Carpenter 1
Dressmaker 1
House Keeper 1

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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