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.
 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 |
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.
People edit
- 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 edit
- 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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