as a Last Name
- 3,446
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Motta
Meaning & Origins
Italian (mainly northern): topographic name from motta ‘fortified stronghold’, or a habitational name from any of the numerous places named with this word, as for example Motta Camastra and Motta d’Affermo in Messina, Sicily, Mottafollone in Cosenza province, Motta Montecorvino in Foggia; Motta Baluffi in Cremona, Motta di Livenza in Treviso, and Motta Visconti in Milan, etc.
| 8,256th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,446
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Rhode Island
- has the most people named Motta per capita
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