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
Scholar 1,597
Agricultural Labourer 164
Coal Miner 84
Labourer 83
Dress Maker 78
Domestic Servant 75
General Labourer 71
General Servant 58
Farm Labourer 39
Laundress 36
Carpenter 35
Bricklayer 33
Annuitant 27
General Servant Domestic 27
No Occupation 26
Tailor 23
Farm Servant Indoor 23
Servant 21
Blacksmith 18
Charwoman 18
Joiner 18
Grocer 16
Gardener 15
House Keeper 15
Painter 14

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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