Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Moithide ‘descendant
of Moithide’, of unexplained origin. MacLysaght notes that this
is a rare name in Ireland, found in the counties of Longford,
Roscommon, and Westmeath.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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