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Where did the Irish Hoyer family come from? What is the Irish Hoyer family crest and coat of arms? When did the Hoyer family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Hoyer family history?

The surname Hoyer originally appeared in Gaelic as "O hEochaidh" or "Mac Eochaidh," derived from an Irish personal name "Eachaidh," meaning a "horseman."

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Those scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in this era many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Hoyer family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Hoey, O'Hoey, Hoy, Hue, Kehoe, Keogh, MacKeogh and many more.

First found in Tipperary, 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.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hoyer research. Another 454 words(32 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1653, 1725, 1798, 1828, and 1893 are included under the topic Early Hoyer History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Hoyer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Hoyer family in North America:

Hoyer Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Franc Carl Hoyer, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738
  • Wilhelm Hoyer, who landed in America in 1783

Hoyer Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Conr Hoyer, who landed in North America in 1832-1849
  • Joh Bern Hoyer, who arrived in America in 1846
  • Charles A Hoyer, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1851
  • Henriette Karoline Hoyer, who landed in America in 1854

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The Hoyer Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hoyer Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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