# Haughey (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/haughey/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,654 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,135 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 186,666 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (1,613 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɔːhi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Hoey |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEochaidh (“descendant of Eochaid”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Haughey in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Haughey in Irish Free State.

## People named Haughey

- Charles Haughey, 7th Taoiseach from 1979 to 1981; 1982; 1987 to 1992

## Similar surnames

Hughey, Hague, Haug, Haugh, Hauge, Haque, Haigh, Hage, Hause, Hug, Hugh, Hauke.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.