Motte

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Celtic

* As a French, Walloon, and West Flemish surname, from Old French mot, motte (“embankment, hill, mound”), from Medieval Latin mota (“fortified height”), which could be of Celtic origin and from Gaulish *mutt, *mutta (compare Welsh mwd (“vault, arch, canopy”), Irish móta (“moat”), though this itself could have been borrowed from the English) or otherwise of Germanic origin and from the root of mud. Compare Delamotte, Demotte, Lamotte. * As an English surname, variant of Mott. * As a German surname, perhaps from Motten in Bavaria, first attested 837, from the personal name Moto (compare *mōd (“courage, bravery”)).

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Mottes Derived from Motte
Mottet Derived from Motte
Mottel Derived from Motte
Mottez Derived from Motte
Mottee Derived from Motte
Mottey Derived from Motte
Motter Derived from Motte
Motteux Derived from Motte
Alan Celtic origin
Alana Celtic origin

Popularity by Country

Motte

Rank #1383

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Motte

Rank #29390

Frequency 758 people (0.28 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 72.82% Hispanic 2.9% Black 20.45% Asian/PI 0.92% Native Am. 0.66% Two+ 2.24%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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