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)