Moody Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Moody Name Meaning: A nickname for a 'courageous' or 'unwarranted' person,rappidly moved to 'anger' from middle english 'modie' meaning 'hotheaded'or 'arrogant'.

The name is of english/irish origin & has been established in ireland from the 13th century.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Moody Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Moody family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 800
Agricultural Labourer 211
Labourer 73
Coal Miner 55
Dress Maker 54
House Servant 53
Carter 35
House Keeper 34
Laundress 34
Servant 33
General Servant 28
House Maid 24
Shoe Maker 22
Nurse 21
Blacksmith 20
Cook 18
Carpenter 17
Gardener 15
School Mistress 15
Woodman 15
Tailor 14
Farm Labourer 14
Domestic Servant 14
Wood Man 14
Bricklayer 12

Moody Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moody 100% 54,505
2 Moodey 83% 1,850
3 Moodie 67% 1,565
4 Mady 60% 276
5 Meedy 60% 183
6 Moddy 80% 183
7 Mody 80% 145
8 Moudy 80% 104

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The surname Moody is the most popular version of all its varients

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