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lamothe Name Meaning and History

French: topographic name for someone who lived by a fortified stronghold, Old French motte, a word of Gaulish origin denoting a hillock or mound (see Moat), with the definite article la. The surname is also a habitational name from any of several places named with this word.

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Distribution of lamothe Families in the US in 1920
Number of lamothe families
 53-103
 18-52
 1-17
 0
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