Explore the Family Name Mody

The meaning of Mody

1. Indian: variant of Modi. 2. English: variant of Moody. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Harshad, Hasmukh, Ashish, Kalpana, Naresh, Panna, Pravin, Sanjay, Suresh, Ajay, Ajit, Amit.

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How common is the last name Mody in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mody has seen an uptick between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name improved from 22,799 in 2000 to 20,806 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 8.74%. Correspondingly, the count of people with the Mody surname increased by 20.86% during this period, growing from 1,050 in 2000 to 1,269 in 2010. This increase also led to a slight rise in the proportion of the name per 100k from 0.39 to 0.43, marking a 10.26% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,799	#20,806	8.74%
Count	1,050	1,269	20.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.43	10.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mody

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data showed some shifts in the distribution among those with the Mody surname from 2000 to 2010. People identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander formed the majority, growing from 76.76% to 82.11%, a change of 6.97%. Those reporting two or more races remained relatively stable at around 4.5%. However, there were significant declines in other categories. The proportion of whites decreased by 25.68%, from 12.19% to 9.06%. Hispanics saw a drop of 62.10%, falling from 1.24% to 0.47%. Blacks also experienced a decrease, from 3.71% to 3.31%, a reduction of 10.78%. And finally, American Indians and Alaskan Natives fell sharply from 1.62% to 0.47%, a substantial decline of 70.99%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	76.76%	82.11%	6.97%
White	12.19%	9.06%	-25.68%
Two or More Races	4.48%	4.57%	2.01%
Black	3.71%	3.31%	-10.78%
Hispanic	1.24%	0.47%	-62.1%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.62%	0.47%	-70.99%