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    The surname Haughey

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,654 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɔːhi/ 2 syllables Soundex H200

    Haughey: #17,135 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Haughey #17,135, 1,654 people Haughey: #17,135 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Haughey #17,135, 1,654 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Haughey is more common than 89.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

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

    Haughey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,654 people named Haughey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 186,666 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,613.

    #17,135
    rank among US surnames
    1,654
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.5%
    change since 2000 (was #16,427)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,127Secord1,656186,441
    #17,131Luviano1,655186,553
    #17,135Godby1,654186,666
    #17,142Ally1,653186,779

    Who is named Haughey

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Haughey identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Haugheys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Haughey

    Haughey has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Haughey come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEochaidh (“descendant of Eochaid”).
    How common is the surname Haughey?
    1,654 people in the United States had the surname Haughey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,666 Americans. It ranked 17,135th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Haughey?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Haughey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Haughey?
    Charles Haughey, 7th Taoiseach from 1979 to 1981; 1982; 1987 to 1992.
    Where is the surname Haughey most common?
    Wikidata records people named Haughey in Irish Free State.
    How do you pronounce Haughey?
    Haughey is /ˈhɔːhi/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Haughey?
    Haughey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Haughey getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,613 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,654 in 2010, up 2.5%.
    What are other spellings of Haughey?
    Hoey.