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

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Moody Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Moody family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,020
Coal Miner Hewer 86
General Labourer 81
Private Means 78
Farm Labourer 74
Dressmaker 61
Labourer 58
General Servant (domestic) 54
Bricklayer 43
Farmer 43
Domestic Servant 42
None 41
At School 38
Clerk 32
Cook (domestic) 30
Housekeeper 28
House Painter 27
At Home 26
Joiner 24
General Servant Domestic 24
Laundress 22
Carpenter 22
Shop Assistant 22
Market Gardener 22
Dress Maker 21

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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