The Mottu surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 169 people carried this name — #105,600 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 22% from 139 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 103 people named Mottu.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Loir-et-Cher.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
28 people named Mottu live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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 Mottu,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jules-Alexandre Mottu 1830–1907 · politician -
Luc Henri Mottu 1815–1859 · painter
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Alexandre Mottu 1883–1943 · composer
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Camille Prior 1883–1970 · theatrical producer
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Camille Prior 1883–1970 · theatrical producer
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Henry Mottu 1939– · theologian
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Mottu.
- Mottes 135 · U.S. census
- Mottet 207 · U.S. census
- Motti 132 · U.S. census
- Mottin 150 · U.S. census
- Motto 1,521 · U.S. census
- Motton 537 · U.S. census
- Motyka 1,207 · U.S. census
- Motyl 353 · U.S. census
- Motz 2,354 · U.S. census
- Moua 14,013 · U.S. census
- Mougey 180 · U.S. census
- Mougin 134 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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