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Hoy

in the US

There are 7,697 people with the last name "Hoy" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Hoy 3,601
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  1. is 3,597th most common Akin
  2. is 3,598th most common Bergstrom
  3. is 3,599th most common Goebel
  4. is 3,600th most common Colley
  5. is 3,601st most common Hoy
  6. is 3,602nd most common Dodds
  7. is 3,603rd most common Scully
  8. is 3,604th most common Faircloth
  9. is 3,605th most common Moreau

Similar Names and Nicknames

Ho, Hou, Hey, Hoo, How, Hoh, Hoe, Huy, Hoa, Hoi

Most Common First Names for Hoy

James, John, Robert, Michael, David, William, Richard, Thomas, Mary, Linda

Meaning & History

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Hoy

English (mainly East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a sailor, from Middle Dutch hoey ‘cargo ship’.

Northern Irish: variant of Howey 2 and Haughey.

Scottish: habitational name from some unidentified minor place named Hoy, or from the Orkney island of Hoy, which was named in Old Norse as Háey, from há ‘high’ + ey ‘island’.

Danish (Høy): nickname for a tall person, from høj ‘high’.

Recent Searches for "Hoy" in the US

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