The Botta surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,558 people carried this name — #17,942 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 188,700 people counted. That is up 33% from 1,168 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,236 people named Botta live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
415 people named Botta live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 405 people named Botta.
101 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
88 people named Botta have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 130 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 48 people named Botta live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Botta,
with a public archive behind them.
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Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo Botta 1766–1837 · writer -
Paul-Émile Botta 1802–1870 · diplomat -
Giacomo Botta d. 1484
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Bergonzio Botta 1454–1504 · politician
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Antonio Botta 1470–1550 · farmer
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Bartolomeo Botta 1500–1577 · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Botta.
- Boston 15,814 · U.S. census
- Bot 282 · U.S. census
- Botel 105 · U.S. census
- Botella 134 · U.S. census
- Both 863 · U.S. census
- Bott 6,029 · U.S. census
- Bottalico 186 · U.S. census
- Bottaro 322 · U.S. census
- Bottazzi 132 · U.S. census
- Botte 338 · U.S. census
- Botter 184 · U.S. census
- Bottex 108 · U.S. census
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