The Motte surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 691 people carried this name — #33,121 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is down 9% from 758 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,267 people named Motte.
77 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 74 départements, most often Nord.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 982 people named Motte 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 Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 82 people named Motte 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
38 people named Motte live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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.
Who carried it
People named Motte,
with a public archive behind them.
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Samson de la Motte Sr. 1570–1620
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Carl de la Motte till Lahis 1615–1653
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Karl de la Motte Jr. 1641–1676
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Jakob Henrik Karlsson de la Motte 1668–1727
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Benjamin Motte 1693–1738 · printer
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Andrew Motte 1696–1734 · mathematician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Motte.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Motte is.
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