Motyl surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Motyl surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 353 people carried this name — #57,639 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is down 5% from 370 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

3,847 people named Motyl have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 4,287 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 706
Łódź 478
Lesser Poland 385
Masovian 372
Lower Silesian 338
West Pomeranian 278
Greater Poland 258
Subcarpathian 249

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 64 people named Motyl.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Pas-de-Calais 19
Doubs 4
Yvelines 4
Paris 3
Moselle 2
Tarn 2
Hautes-Alpes 2
Aube 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Motyl,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Tomasz Motyl
    Tomasz Motyl 1950– · researcher
  • Alexander J. Motyl
    Alexander J. Motyl 1953– · writer
  • Jan Motyl 1934–2016 · coach
  • Edward Motyl 1938–2023 · athletics competitor
  • Edmund Motyl 1943–2024 · engineer
  • Katarzyna Motyl 1987– · basketball player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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