Motte Surname
Approximately 12,650 people bear this surname
Motte Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the moat.' Middle English mote, Old French mote, a dike, an embankment; the same as modern the Frenchmotte, a mound; compare also mothe, a little earthen fortresse, Cotgrave French and English Dictionary (v.
Read More About This SurnameMotte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 6,272 | 1:10,590 | 1,035 |
| Belgium | 1,957 | 1:5,875 | 718 |
| United States | 1,079 | 1:335,921 | 30,322 |
| India | 886 | 1:865,762 | 38,016 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Mexico | 384 | 1:323,245 | 7,061 |
| Peru | 245 | 1:129,731 | 7,380 |
| Latvia | 195 | 1:10,513 | 1,548 |
| Japan | 188 | 1:680,023 | 16,802 |
| Germany | 188 | 1:428,221 | 38,630 |
| Brazil | 145 | 1:1,476,375 | 49,524 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Argentina | 102 | 1:419,053 | 31,889 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Cameroon | 47 | 1:441,895 | 37,035 |
| Luxembourg | 42 | 1:13,822 | 2,948 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Paraguay | 22 | 1:328,943 | 5,083 |
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 144 | 1:348,741 | 26,729 |
The alternate forms: Motté (41), Mõtte (35) & Mottè (1) are calculated separately.
Motte (360) may also be a first name.
Motte Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the moat.' Middle English mote, Old French mote, a dike, an embankment; the same as modern the Frenchmotte, a mound; compare also mothe, a little earthen fortresse, Cotgrave French and English Dictionary (v. Skeat, s. v. moat, for full history of the word). All the above forms are found, without prefix, in the Hundred Rolls (, 1273); compare French 'Delamotte.'
Saundrina de la Mote: Wardrobe Account, 21-23 Edward III.
(a) Bapt. 'the son of Motte.' Undeniably some of our Motts, &c, are of fontal origin. Whether this Mott was a nick, of some familiar personal name or not I cannot at present say. I give instances of both origins together, as I cannot separate them.
Motte (without surname), Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Moth, Norfolk, ibid.
Basilia Motte, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Richard Mote, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Elena Mott, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Hugo Mott, 1379: ibid.
Since writing the above it has occurred to me that Motte was but one more attempt at Matilda.
1786. Married — John Pain and Mary Moth: St. George, Hanover Square.
Several localities in Normandy bear the name of La Motte, signifying a mound or hillock. La Motte and Delamotte have become naturalized in England.
(French.) A round artificial hill.
The Motts have found a home in this county for at least 600 years. In the 13th century the name of Motte occurred in Bradfield in this county (H. R.). From the 14th to the 17th century there resided a notable gentle family of Mott at Shalford; some of the members lived at Braintree, in the same neighbourhood, in the 16th and 17th centuries; Sherne Hall, Shalford, was in the possession of the family in the 17th century (M. and W.). Robert Mott, an Essex gentleman, contributed £25 towards the defence of his country at the time of the expected Spanish invasion of 1588 (Sp.) Robert Mott was an alderman of Colchester in 1583 (M.) Samuel Mott was mayor of Colchester in 1686 and 1693 (C.) The name is still in Braintree. Motts and Mote are old manorial estates in the county (M.). In the 13th century, Motte, sometimes written Mot, was a common Cambridgeshire name, but it also occurred then in Essex, Hunts, Kent, Bucks, and Oxfordshire (H. R.).
User-submitted Reference
Italian (mainly northern): topographic name from motta, meaning 'fortified stronghold', or a habitational name from any of the numerous places named with this word, as for example Motta Camastra and Motta d'Affermo in Messina, Sicily, Mottafollone in Cosenza province, Motta Montecorvino in Foggia; Motta Baluffi in Cremona, Motta di Livenza in Treviso, and Motta Visconti in Milan, etc. Portuguese: variant of Mota.
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Average Motte Salary in
United States
$43,487 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Motte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motte Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motte (Arabic: اموت, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺘﻪ, Marathi: मोते, Russian: Мотте) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Motté, Mõtte or Mottè. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motte? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 41,308th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 576,091 people. The last name Motte occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Motte live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Motte is also the 458,892nd most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 360 people.
This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 6,272 people, or 1 in 10,590. In France Motte is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 24 percent are found, Normandy, where 18 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found. Apart from France Motte exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Motte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Motte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Motte surname expanded 749 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 308 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Motte Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Motte last name are 11.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.02% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Motte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 118.12% more than the national average, earning S/. 42,282 per year; in United States they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning $43,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.55% less than the national average, earning $34,504 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motte Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motte in the Marathi language | ||
| मोते | mote | - |
| Motte in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻣﺘﻪ | amth | 50 |
| ﺍﻣﺖ | amt | 50 |
| Motte in the Russian language | ||
| Мотте | motte | - |
| Motte in the Arabic language | ||
| اموت | amwt | - |
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