Moodey Surname

825,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Moodey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the moody,' i.e. the brave, the bold, the resolute. A common sobriquet in the Hundred Rolls. Mudie is a Scottish form. Moody also frequently hails from over the Border.

'Aslaked was his mood,' i.

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Moodey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
England1161:480,32831,110
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India91:85,229,487684,495
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2451:204,97417,750

Moodey (151) may also be a first name.

Moodey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the moody,' i.e. the brave, the bold, the resolute. A common sobriquet in the Hundred Rolls. Mudie is a Scottish form. Moody also frequently hails from over the Border.

'Aslaked was his mood,' i.e. anger.: Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Mody, Mwdy, adj. - proud, brave; Moodie, Mudie - gallant, courageous — from Jamieson.

Adam Mody, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Mody, Salop, ibid.

Simon Modi, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Johannes Mody, husband, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Thomas Mody and Sibota uxor ejus, 1370: Poll Tax of York.

Thomas Mody and Agnes uxor ejus: 1379: ibid.

1544. Married — Henry Mody and Anne Laurence: Marriage Lic. (Canterbury).

1605. — Henry Modye and Deborah Dunche: St. Mary Aldermary.

1621. Thomas Moody and Margaret Scrivenor: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A name given from the disposition. Meudwy, Welsh, an anchorite, a recluse, hermit, a monk.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Moody is an ancient name that was represented in the reign of Edward I. by Mody and Mudy in Norfolk, and by Mody and Modi in Oxfordshire and Wilts (H. R.). Probably the Suffolk and Yorkshire name of Mudd or Mudde is another form of this name. Moody is a name that has also a home in the south and west of England in Hampshire and Somerset. William Moody possessed 29 acres in Partney, Lincolnshire, in 1616; and there was a John Moody, Esq., of Scremby, in this county, about 1750 (O.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The name of Moody was represented by Mody or Modi in the neighbouring county of Wiltshire 600 years ago (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Moodey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moodey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Moodey is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moodey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moodey is the 825,152nd most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 21,689,125 people. Moodey is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Moodey are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles. Moodey is also the 749,223rd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 151 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 2,995,528. In The United States Moodey is most numerous in: California, where 28 percent are found, New Jersey, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent are found and South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Moodey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moodey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moodey last name contracted 51 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moodey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Moodey surname is principally Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Moodey last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Moodey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.1% more than the national average, earning R 318,672 per year; in United States they earn 48.8% more than the national average, earning $64,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.09% less than the national average, earning $45,165 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mooddey920/
Moody91107,850/
Modey913,416/
Moode911,458/
Moodie839,964/
Mooded83244/
Hmoody83200/
Moudey83159/
Moodhe83105/
Mooder8349/
Moodee8349/
Modeya8331/
Mooday8330/
Moddey8330/
Moodet8316/
Modeye839/
Moodys837/
Mooddy835/
Modeyo835/
Moodoy832/
Moodye832/
Mgoode831/
Moodea831/
Moodez831/
Moodhy831/
Mooduy831/
Moodyh831/
Moodyt831/
Moodyy831/
Modgey831/
Moodyz831/
Modeyi831/
Moodyi831/
Hmodey831/
Moodej831/
Hmoode831/
Mosdey830/
Mody8060,569/
Mode8027,021/
Moudeye775/
Modeyee774/
Moudeya772/
Moshdey772/
Modeyop771/
Modeysh771/
Modheya771/
Mojdehy771/
Modieye771/
Modeyas771/
Modieya771/
Mootday771/
Hmoodee771/
Madey7316,589/
Mudey736,844/
Mgode736,510/
Moder733,651/
Moudy733,142/
Modhe732,579/
Modiy731,913/
Modes731,680/
Modet731,606/
Mohdy731,586/
Moodi731,549/
Moude731,195/
Moede731,190/
Moday731,025/
Modde73968/
Mooda73829/
Mhode73742/
Moide73677/
Modie73485/
Modea73291/
Modee73278/
Moddy73186/
Modée73135/
Hmody73122/
Modje7393/
Moidy7376/
Modeh7365/
Modoy7350/
Modei7334/
Modeß7333/
Mohde7327/
Modue7322/
Modae7319/
Modep7318/
Mosdy7315/
Modye7312/
Modge7312/
Moïde7312/
Modoe7310/
Modez7310/
Moyde739/
Muode739/
Modej738/
Modeu738/
Modys737/
Hmode735/
Mgody734/
Moded733/
Moïdy732/
Moydy731/
Mmody731/
Mosde731/
Motde731/
Moîde731/
Moîdy731/
Moduy731/
Modyi731/
Modyy731/
Mooddaya711/
Moodooie711/
Modest6717,671/
Madeya675,992/
Moiday673,097/
Mojdeh671,195/
Muudey671,086/
Modhiy67704/
Mahdey67594/
Modder67540/
Mudeey67494/
Maadey67356/
Modher67311/
Madeyi67304/
Modiya67271/
Mudeyi67261/
Modowe67231/
Modaya67217/
Modeus67188/
Mouder67174/
Mudeya67154/
Madeyo67115/
Modawe67107/
Moudie6797/
Moddie6788/
Modoyo6786/
Modhay6782/
Modeer6779/
Modhae6776/
Madgey6771/
Maddey6763/
Moudde6760/
Moddes6751/
Mohyde6750/
Mouday6744/
Modieh6741/
Modihe6734/
Moduye6733/
Modeas6732/
Moudje6729/
Madhey6728/
Muddey6727/
Moidee6726/
Mouded6725/
Madeye6722/
Moodad6721/
Modess6720/
Modayi6720/
Hmoudy6718/
Modiye6718/
Moddee6714/
Moehdy6713/
Modeja6713/
Modhej6712/
Moudeu6712/
Moodha6710/
Modets6710/
Modysh6710/
Modoyi6710/
Moideh6710/
Moujdy6710/
Moudei6710/
Hmoude679/
Mhodyo679/
Mudeye679/
M'Gode679/
Modoye679/
Mgodie679/
Moodou679/
Moudeh678/
Modaye678/
Modeed678/
Mhodie677/
Modesh677/
Moodda676/
Moduya676/
Modesd676/
Mohhde675/
Mudhey675/
Modhei675/
Moodis675/
Mouddy675/
Moodat675/
Moider674/
Masdey674/
Moides674/
Mosder674/
Modoya674/
Modiea674/
Mhodee674/
Modded674/
Mohtdy674/
Hmadey674/
Modeih673/
Maudey673/
Moodas673/
Moodhi672/
Moudet672/
Moideu672/
Moidje672/
Modday672/
Modoue672/
Modeha672/
Mgodeu672/
M'Oidy671/
Mhadey671/
Moodaa671/
Moodai671/
Mooddi671/
Moudye671/
Muoder671/
Modaje671/
Modeia671/
Modeid671/
Modhee671/
Mohude671/
Moidde671/
Mohdei671/
Modjhe671/
H'Mode671/
H'Mody671/
Modeah671/
Mmodee671/
Modiyi671/
Moduyi671/
Modeis671/
Madeyy671/
Madeey671/
M'Mody671/
Hmudey671/
Moudea671/
Moudhe671/
Mousde671/
Moodij671/
Moodoi671/
Moihde671/
Moddde671/
Modehj671/
Modett671/
Moeddy671/
Mohdeh671/
Mohdie671/
Mohdoy671/
Mudeyu671/
Mosddy671/
Mohday671/
Modije671/
Mosdeu671/
Moydee671/
Modech671/
Mgodoy671/
Mhoder670/
Mostde670/
Moudee670/

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