Tuohy

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Tuohy (/ˈti/) is an irish surname, derived from the Gaelic "Ó Tuathaigh", meaning "descendant of Tuathach", a personal name referring to a ruler or chieftain.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Dan Tuohy (born 1985), Irish rugby player
  • Denis Tuohy (born 1937), television broadcaster, actor, newsreader, and journalist
  • Edward Tuohy (1908-1959), inventor of the Tuohy needle
  • John S. Tuohy, brigadier general in the United States Air Force
  • Katelyn Tuohy (born 2002) high school distance running record holder
  • Leigh Anne Tuohy (born 1960), American businesswoman and interior decorator, portrayed in the film The Blind Side
  • Liam Tuohy (footballer) (born 1933), Irish footballer and manager
  • Patrick Tuohy (1894–1930), Irish painter
  • Sean Tuohy (born c. 1960), American sports commentator, restaurateur and former college basketball player, husband of Leigh Anne Tuohy
  • Tom Tuohy (1917–2008), noted for putting out a major fire in Britain's worst nuclear accident
  • William Tuohy, American Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and author
  • Zach Tuohy (born 1989), Australian rules football player

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