The Motin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 144 people carried this name — #120,187 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 13% from 128 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 124 people named Motin.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Manche.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
72 people named Motin are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Motin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pierre Motin 1566–1612 · writer
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Jeanne Motin 1615–1669
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Jeanne Motin 1618–1669
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Aleksei Motin 1932–1987 · association football coach
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Cendra Motin 1975– · politician
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Johan Motin 1989– · ice hockey player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Motin.
- Mosson 222 · U.S. census
- Most 1,645 · U.S. census
- Moszkowicz 121 · U.S. census
- Mota 14,182 · U.S. census
- Motel 216 · U.S. census
- Mothes 121 · U.S. census
- Motsch 225 · U.S. census
- Motta 4,173 · U.S. census
- Mottaz 169 · U.S. census
- Motte 691 · U.S. census
- Mottes 135 · U.S. census
- Mottet 207 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Motin is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.