Find out how popular the last name Moodie is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Moodie.

Moodie, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Moodie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Moodie in America

Moodie is the 16696th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Moodie surname appeared 1,715 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Moodie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Moodie to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Moodie

The surname MOODIE is of Scottish origin and can be traced back to the early 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "mody" or "modi," which means "brave" or "bold." This suggests that the name was initially a nickname given to someone who displayed these characteristics.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MOODIE can be found in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland from 1329, where a person named Thomas Mody is mentioned. The surname is also found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, which list Scottish landowners who had sworn allegiance to King Edward I of England.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the MOODIE surname was prevalent in the counties of Aberdeenshire, Angus, and Perthshire in Scotland. Some variations of the spelling included Moodie, Moody, Mudie, and Mudey.

In the historical records of the Clan Mudie or Moodie, there are references to a Sir John Moodie who fought alongside King Robert the Bruce during the Scottish Wars of Independence in the early 14th century. Another notable MOODIE was Alexander Moodie, a Scottish minister and author who lived from 1699 to 1771.

In the 18th century, the MOODIE surname appeared in the Commissariot Records of St. Andrews, a Scottish ecclesiastical court. One entry from 1705 mentions a Robert Moodie, a tenant farmer in the parish of Kingsbarns.

Another noteworthy figure with the MOODIE surname was James Moodie, a British Army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War. He was born in 1743 and died in 1808.

In the 19th century, a prominent MOODIE was Susanna Moodie, a renowned English-born Canadian author and pioneer who lived from 1803 to 1885. She is best known for her literary works that chronicle her experiences as a settler in Canada, such as "Roughing It in the Bush."

The MOODIE surname has also been associated with place names in Scotland, such as Moodie's Park in Perthshire and Moodie's Well in Angus, further highlighting its Scottish heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Moodie

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Moodie.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Moodie was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Moodie has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Moodie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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