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Where Does The Last Name Hoey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hoey occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 36,598^th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 505,728 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Hoey are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 347,677^th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 580 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,019 people, or 1 in 60,219. In The United States Hoey is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 15 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Hoey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Hoey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 587 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 136 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 506 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 447 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 8,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hoey surname is chiefly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hoey surname are 2.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hoey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 33.76% more than the national average, earning R 317,868 per year; in United States they earn 14.37% more than the national average, earning $49,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.71% more than the national average, earning $56,000 CAD per year.