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
General Labourer 101
Living On Own Means 101
General Servant Domestic 74
Dress Maker 61
Farmer 42
Bricklayer 40
Scholar 38
Cook Domestic 33
Dressmaker 33
Domestic Servant 29
Coal Miner Hewer 29
Housemaid Domestic 26
Carpenter 25
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 24
Agricultural Labourer 23
Laundress Wash 20
At School 19
Gardener Domestic 19
Charwoman 18
House Maid Domestic 18
House Painter 18
Stone Mason 18
Tailor 18
Brick Layer 17
School 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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