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 1,146
Coal Miner 103
Agricultural Labourer 98
General Labourer 95
Dress Maker 61
Domestic Servant 61
Living On Own Means 58
Labourer 49
Farm Labourer 44
General Servant 43
Farmer 43
General Servant Domestic 37
Laundress 32
Living On Her Own Means 31
Farm Servant 28
House Keeper 26
Brick Layer 23
Joiner 20
Gardener 20
Carpenter 19
General Domestic Servant 19
Blacksmith 18
Charwoman 18
Clerk 17
Tailor 17

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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