The motta Surname
motta Name Meaning and History
- 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.
- Portuguese: variant of Mota.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 29 - Messages: 99
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Taunton/Mass/Motta | Brian Motta | 10 |
| Peyla and Motta |
 teepeota
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| New Orleans Peter Motta Radio Disc Jockey |
dmdengler
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| Motta from Cannicattini Bagni (Siracusa Prov), Sicily |
granny210
| 21 |
| Motta | Jdellerose | 1 |
| Motta / Motto | Sharon | 3 |
| Emily Motta married James Sloan Hopkins, Sr. in New York |
KarnesWandaSloan
| 0 |
| Motta | Jeff Motta | 7 |
| Calling all Mottas | James L. Motta | 6 |
| Lester J. MOTTA ( 1909-2004) (obit.) |
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