 McCaughey family coat of arms | |
| Pronunciation | McCoy or McKay |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Gaeilge |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Son of Eochaidh (pronounced Owey)" |
| Region of origin | Ireland |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Haughey, Hoey, MacCaughey |
McCaughey[pronunciation?] is an Irish surname. Spelling variations include: McHaughey, MacCaughey, McGaughey and O'Coffey, among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Mac hEochaidh.
The McCaugheys are descendants of the ancient Dál Fiatach dynasty, rulers of the Ulaid. They trace their descent from Fiatach Finn mac Dáire, a King of Ulster and High King of Ireland in the 1st century AD. The McCaughey Family originated from Ireland in the 19th century as a travelling family, part of the traveling community that were spread around Ireland in County Louth, County Limerick, County Cork, and County Antrim.
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People
- Billy McCaughey (1950–2006), convict
- Cecil McCaughey (born 1909), English footballer
- Davis McCaughey (1914–2005), scholar, administrator and politician
- Gerald T. McCaughey (born 1956), executive
- John McCaughey (c.1840–1928), Irish-born Australian pastoralist, brother of Samuel and namesake of the John McCaughey Memorial Art Prize
- Martha McCaughey (born 1966), academic
- Martin McCaughey (1967–1990), Irish Republican Army member
- McCaughey septuplets (born 1997), septuplets born in Des Moines, Iowa
- Patrick McCaughey (born 1942)
- R. H. McCaughey (1860–1906), politician
- Samuel McCaughey (1835–1919), Irish-born Australian pastoralist, politician and philanthropist, brother of John
- Scott McCaughey, singer
- Seán McCaughey (1915–1946), Irish Republican Army leader
- William McCaughey (1929–2000), American sound engineer
- Winsome McCaughey (born 1943)
- Ross McCaughey (born 2004)
See also
- John McCaughey Prize, an Australian art prize awarded to an artist or artists
- Haughey
- Dál Fiatach, a Gaelic dynastic-grouping
- McKeogh
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This page was last edited on 27 October 2022, at 20:22