How common is the surname Moodie?

1,715 people in the United States had the surname Moodie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,027 Americans. It ranked 16,696th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Moodie?

Alma Moodie, Australian musician (1898–1943).

Where is the surname Moodie most common?

Wikidata records people named Moodie in Australia.

Is the surname Moodie getting more or less common?

More common. 1,487 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,715 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Moodie

A surname, carried by 1,715 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Moodie is more common than 89.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,715 people named Moodie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 180,027 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,487.

#16,696

rank among US surnames

1,715

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+15.3%

change since 2000 (was #17,475)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,687	Fralick	1,716	179,922
#16,696	Lorence	1,715	180,027
#16,704	Guidroz	1,714	180,132

Who is named Moodie

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

54% of people named Moodie identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
Two or more races 2.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Moodies

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alma Moodie
Australian musician (1898–1943)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Moodie

Moodie has the Soundex code M300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M300.

Questions

How common is the surname Moodie?: 1,715 people in the United States had the surname Moodie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,027 Americans. It ranked 16,696th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Moodie?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Moodie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Moodie?: Alma Moodie, Australian musician (1898–1943).
Where is the surname Moodie most common?: Wikidata records people named Moodie in Australia.
Is the surname Moodie getting more or less common?: More common. 1,487 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,715 in 2010, up 15%.