McCaughey is an

Irish surname A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, surnames are generally patronymic in etymology but are no longer literal patronyms as, for example, most Icelandic names still are. The form of a surname varies ...

. Spelling variations include: McHaughey, MacCaughey, McGaughey and O'Coffey, among others. Modern spelling comes from the original Mac hEochaidh. The McCaugheys are descendants of the ancient

Dál Fiatach Dál Fiatach was a Gaelic dynastic-grouping and the name of their territory in the north-east of Ireland during the Middle Ages. It was part of the over-kingdom of Ulaid, and they were its main ruling dynasty for most of Ulaid's history. Their ...

dynasty, rulers of the

Ulaid Ulaid (Old Irish, ) or Ulaidh ( Modern Irish, ) was a Gaelic over-kingdom in north-eastern Ireland during the Middle Ages made up of a confederation of dynastic groups. Alternative names include Ulidia, which is the Latin form of Ulaid, and i ...

. They trace their descent from Fiatach Finn mac Dáire, a

King of Ulster The King of Ulster (Old Irish: ''Rí Ulad'', Modern Irish: ''Rí Uladh'') also known as the King of Ulaid and King of the Ulaid, was any of the kings of the Irish provincial over-kingdom of Ulaid. The title rí in Chóicid, which means "king of ...

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

* Billy McCaughey (1950–2006), convict * Cecil McCaughey (born 1909), English footballer *

Davis McCaughey John Davis McCaughey (12 July 1914 – 25 March 2005) was an Irish-born Australian academic theologian, Christian minister, university administrator and the 23rd Governor of Victoria from 1986 to 1992. Early life and academic career McCaughey ...

(1914–2005), scholar, administrator and politician *

Gerald T. McCaughey Gerald T. McCaughey (born 1956) is a Canadian businessman who was formerly president and CEO of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Early years McCaughey was born and grew up in Winnipeg and attended parish schools before moving to Montrea ...

(born 1956), executive * John McCaughey (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 Gerard Patrick Martin McCaughey (24 February 1967 – 9 October 1990) was a Sinn Féin councillor and Volunteer (Irish republican), volunteer in the Provisional IRA East Tyrone Brigade, East Tyrone Brigade of the Provisional Irish Republican Army ...

(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 Scott Lewis McCaughey is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter and the leader of the Seattle and Portland-based bands The Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5. He was also an auxiliary member of the American rock band R.E.M. from 199 ...

, singer *

Seán McCaughey Seán McCaughey (Irish: Seán Mac Eóchaidh) (1915 – 11 May 1946) was an Irish Republican Army leader in the 1930s and 1940s and hunger striker. Background McCaughey was born in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone in 1915 and in 1921 his family move ...

(1915–1946), Irish Republican Army leader * William McCaughey (1929–2000), American sound engineer * Winsome McCaughey (born 1943) * Ross McCaughey (born 2004)

People

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