Given name & surname

Touhey

“descendant of the chief”

Touhey is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Touhey is a form of Toohey. Toohey goes back to Irish Ó Tuathaigh, meaning “descendant of the chief.”

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Where it comes from

Touhey is a form of Toohey. Toohey comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Touhey’s family of names

In English usage, Touhey as a surname has a related form in TOOHEY.

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Irish

Toomey

“descendant of Tuaim”

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Irish

Towey

“descendant of Toghdha”

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Torpey

“descendant of Tarpach”

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Tarpey

“descendant of Tarpach”

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Tinney

“descendant of Sionnach”

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Irish

Tuohey

“descendant of the chief”

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Twomey

“descendant of Tuaim”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

O'Hurley

O'Hurley is a surname.

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