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.
Discover how your Moody ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 41 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 30 |
| Channel Islands | 18 |
| Cheshire | 38 |
| Cornwall | 34 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 59 |
| Devon | 42 |
| Dorset | 18 |
| Durham | 312 |
| Essex | 29 |
| Gloucestershire | 80 |
| Hampshire | 710 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 18 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 17 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 97 |
| Lancashire | 139 |
| Leicestershire | 17 |
| Lincolnshire | 404 |
| London | 700 |
| Middlesex | 13 |
| Northumberland | 130 |
| Norfolk | 20 |
| Northamptonshire | 26 |
| Nottinghamshire | 106 |
| Oxfordshire | 24 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 17 |
| Shropshire | 44 |
| Suffolk | 17 |
| Somerset | 217 |
| Surrey | 41 |
| Sussex | 59 |
| Staffordshire | 35 |
| Warwickshire | 49 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 304 |
| Worcestershire | 55 |
| Yorkshire | 820 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 17 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 15 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| 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 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Moody | 3,545 |
| Mary Moody | 3,360 |
| John Moody | 2,941 |
| George Moody | 2,359 |
| Elizabeth Moody | 2,222 |
| Thomas Moody | 1,878 |
| Sarah Moody | 1,765 |
| James Moody | 1,627 |
| Charles Moody | 1,402 |
| Ann Moody | 1,229 |
| Henry Moody | 1,100 |
| Jane Moody | 1,065 |
| Robert Moody | 848 |
| Joseph Moody | 839 |
| Eliza Moody | 818 |
| Annie Moody | 743 |
| Alice Moody | 727 |
| Ellen Moody | 698 |
| Hannah Moody | 620 |
| Edward Moody | 619 |
| Emma Moody | 611 |
| Frederick Moody | 584 |
| Emily Moody | 560 |
| Margaret Moody | 550 |
| Arthur Moody | 503 |