The motte Surname
motte Name Meaning and History
- French and English: topographic name for someone who lived by a fortified stronghold, Old French, Middle English motte. The surname may also be a habitational name from any of the places in France named with this word.
- English: variant spelling of Mott 2.
- German: habitational name from Motte in the Saarland or Motten in Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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