Origins of the Moody surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 844North West 165Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 1171East Midlands 446West Midlands 184East 248London 1438South East 1099South West 391South Wales 55Mid Wales 10West Wales 2North Wales 21Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moodys lived in london

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    13,000 Moody Travel & migration records
    79,000 Moodys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moody

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    529th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Moody surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Moody first names?

    John

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Moodys

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Moodys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    380

    Laundress

    201

    Domestic Servant

    191

    General Servant Domestic

    183

    General Servant

    148

    Commmon male occupations for Moodys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    340

    General Labourer

    287

    Coal Miner

    286

    Bricklayer

    244

    Farm Labourer

    200

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