Huie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Huie originally appeared in Gaelic as "O hEochaidh" or "Mac Eochaidh," derived from an Irish personal name "Eachaidh," meaning a "horseman."
Early Origins of the Huie family
The surname Huie 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 Huie family
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Huie Spelling Variations
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 Huie family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Hoey, O'Hoey, Hoy, Hue, Kehoe, Keogh, MacKeogh and many more.
Early Notables of the Huie family
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Huie Ranking
In the United States, the name Huie is the 8,377th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
Huie migration to the United States +
A massive amount of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century for North America and Australia in hopes of finding more opportunities and an escape from discrimination and oppression. A great portion of these migrants arrived on the eastern shores of the North American continent. Although they were generally poor and destitute, and, therefore, again discriminated against, these Irish people were heartily welcomed for the hard labor involved in the construction of railroads, canals, roadways, and buildings. Many others were put to work in the newly established factories or agricultural projects that were so essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the world. The Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s initiated the largest wave of Iris immigration. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name Huie or a variant listed above:
Huie Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Jean Huie, aged 23, who arrived in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1774 2
- Martha Huie, aged 18, who landed in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1774 2
- Martha Huie, aged 26, who arrived in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1774 2
Huie Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Luis Huie, aged 22, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Santa Marta" from Cartagera Pt. Colombi 3
- Linton Huie, aged 22, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Panama" from Cristobal via Haiti 3
- Willard P. Huie, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Mexico" from Havana, Cuba 3
- George Huie, aged 20, who arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Eastern Moon" from Rotterdam, Netherlands 3
Contemporary Notables of the name Huie (post 1700) +
- William Bradford "Bill" Huie (1910-1986), American journalist and novelist
- Oliver Jones Huie (1897-1951), American college football player and coach for Georgia Tech; he played in 1901 and coached the team in 1903
- Janice Riggle Huie (b. 1946), American bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Shirley Wanda Nonie Huie (1924-2016), Australian author
- Jessica Urcella Huie MBE (b. 1980), English businesswoman, founder of multicultural greeting card company, Color blind cards and JH Public Relations
- Alexander Gordon Huie (1869-1964), Australian journalist and single tax campaigner
- Albert Huie (1920-2010), Jamaican painter
Historic Events for the Huie family +
USS Arizona
- Mr. Doyne Conley Huie, American Hospital Apprentice First Class from Missouri, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 4
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
- Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html