Moodie Surname
Approximately 9,964 people bear this surname
Moodie 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.
Read More About This SurnameMoodie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,234 | 1:162,247 | 16,509 |
| Jamaica | 1,420 | 1:2,021 | 333 |
| Australia | 1,410 | 1:19,146 | 2,648 |
| South Africa | 1,130 | 1:47,945 | 6,114 |
| England | 1,113 | 1:50,061 | 6,209 |
| Canada | 915 | 1:40,268 | 5,020 |
| Scotland | 889 | 1:6,022 | 972 |
| New Zealand | 434 | 1:10,434 | 1,811 |
| Panama | 124 | 1:31,550 | 1,816 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 41 | 1:33,268 | 3,344 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Costa Rica | 29 | 1:164,830 | 2,283 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,205 | 1:3,106 | 526 |
| England | 192 | 1:126,955 | 11,883 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:265,707 | 21,729 |
Moodie (108) may also be a first name.
Moodie 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).
Perhaps from Old English modig, courageous. Johannes Modi served on an inquest made at Peebles in 1262 (APS., I, p. 101; Peebles, 5). William Mudy, merchant, had a safe conduct to visit England in 1365 with four companions, and William Mudy armiger, with two horsemen in 1367-8 (Rot. Scot., I, p. 893,919). Sorlet, rector of Assend (Assynt) witnessed the charter of Bishop William (Mudy) to his brother-german Gilbert Mudy in 1455 (RMS., II, 1404). Thome Mwdy and Robert Mwdy appear in Brechin in 1450, the former held land there in 1461 and in 1496 John Mwdy held land there (REB., I, 158; 11,139, 274). Mudy occurs in Perth in 1499 (Methven, p. 33), William Mwdye was chamberlain of Orkney in 1563 (ER., XIX, p. 231), and Robert Mudie had a charter of part of the lands of Maistertoun in 1600 (RD., p. 496). The direct line in Forfarshire endea on the death of John Mudie of Pitmuies in 1876 (Stodart, II, p. 216). George Mudy was enrolled burgess of Dundee in 1576 (Wedd., p. 22), and a burial place for Mudies was erected there in 1602 (Thomson, Dundee, p. 395). Muddie 1622, Mwddie 1552, Mude 1569, Mowdie 1575.
(English) Spirited, Brave, Proud; later, Morose, Gloomy [Middle English mody, Old English módig] See Mody.
“Bold, Impetuous” in Old English. Compare “Moedig” in Afrikaans.
(English) The old, impetuous, brave man.
Gallant, courageous. Jamieson.
A name given from the disposition. Meudwy, Welsh, an anchorite, a recluse, hermit, a monk.
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.).
The name of Moody was represented by Mody or Modi in the neighbouring county of Wiltshire 600 years ago (H. R.).
Moodie Demographics
Average Moodie Salary in
United States
$47,758 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Moodie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moodie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Moodie occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moodie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 51,450th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 731,388 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Moodie are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 904,892nd most prevalent given name globally, borne by 108 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,234 people, or 1 in 162,247. In The United States Moodie is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.
Moodie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Moodie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,182 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 580 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 271 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Moodie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (40%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Moodie last name are 39.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Moodie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 64.26% more than the national average, earning 568,478 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.05% more than the national average, earning R 309,060 per year; in United States they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $47,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.32% more than the national average, earning $55,806 CAD per year.
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