The Motto surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,521 people carried this name — #18,262 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 192,300 people counted. That is down 3% from 1,566 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 396 people named Motto 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 77 people named Motto.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Paris.
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
93 people named Motto is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Motto,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lili Motto 1918–1980 · swimmer -
Umberto Motto 1930– · association football player -
Rocco Motto 1904–1996 · entrepreneur
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Rocco Motto 1904–1996 · entrepreneur
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Giuseppe Motto 1910– · Bocce volo player
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Roger Motto 1911–1997 · Esperantist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Motto.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Motto 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.