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 1,133
Agricultural Labourer 167
Labourer 113
Domestic Servant 62
General Servant 51
Coal Miner 51
Dress Maker 49
Ag Labourer 41
Farm Servant 38
Laundress 34
Servant 32
Tailor 27
Annuitant 24
Miner 22
Farm Labourer 22
Gardener 21
House Keeper 21
Carpenter 20
Nurse 20
Bricklayer 17
Pauper 17
Blacksmith 17
Assistant 16
Cook 15
Grocer 15

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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