Motta Family History
Motta Name Meaning
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.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Motta
Name Distribution of Motta Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Motta families
 28 - 54  10 - 27 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Motta families
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4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Motta census records
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Motta Family Origin
Motta Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Motta
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Motta Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Motta census records
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Motta Civil War Service Records
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