The Mottet surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 207 people carried this name — #89,403 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 205 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,218 people named Mottet.
42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 68 départements, most often Drôme.
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 468 people named Mottet 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.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
454 people named Mottet live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 70 people named Mottet 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.
Who carried it
People named Mottet,
with a public archive behind them.
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Beat Ludwig Mottet 1712–1770
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Johann Daniel Mottet 1754–1822 · painter
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Dominique Mottet de Gérando 1771–1828 · politician
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Philippe Mottet 1787–1820
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Ambroise Mottet 1792–1862 · politician
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Séraphin Joseph Mottet 1861–1930 · botanist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mottet.
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