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![Show Contents]() Hughie Surname History
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 Ireland
The surname Hughie originally appeared in Gaelic as "O hEochaidh" or "Mac Eochaidh," derived from an Irish personal name "Eachaidh," meaning a "horseman." Early Origins of the Hughie familyThe surname Hughie was first found in Tipperary (Irish: Thiobraid Árann), established in the 13th century in South-central Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times at Ballymackeogh, and were descended from the MacKeoghs who in turn were descended from their eponymous ancestor Eochaidh O'Kelly one of the ancient Kings of Ui Maine. Early History of the Hughie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hughie research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1653, 1725, 1798, 1828 and 1893 are included under the topic Early Hughie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Hughie Spelling VariationsWithin the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname Hughie were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. Hoey, O'Hoey, Hoy, Hue, Kehoe, Keogh, MacKeogh and many more. Early Notables of the Hughie familyAnother 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hughie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Hughie migration to Canada | + |
The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute due to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United States and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the Hughie family relocated to North American shores quite early: Hughie Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Lydia Hughie, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Daniel O'Connell" in 1834
| Contemporary Notables of the name Hughie (post 1700) | + |
- Hughie Jones (1927-2016), English Church of England priest, Archdeacon of Loughborough (1986-1992)
- Hughie Callan (1881-1917), Australian rules footballer
- Hughie McAuley (b. 1953), English football coach
- Wing Commander Hughie Idwal Edwards (1914-1984), Australian aviator awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII 1
- Hughie Culbertson, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1936 2
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Hughie migration to Canada 
