How common is the surname Mota?

14,182 people in the United States had the surname Mota in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,770 Americans. It ranked 2,547th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Mota?

Bethany Mota, American vlogger, followed by Renan Mota.

Where is the surname Mota most common?

Wikidata records people named Mota in Brazil, the United States and the Dominican Republic.

Is the surname Mota getting more or less common?

More common. 10,094 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,182 in 2010, up 41%.

The surname Mota

A surname, carried by 14,182 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mota is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,182 people named Mota in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,770 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,094.

#2,547

rank among US surnames

14,182

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+40.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,251)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,538	Creech	14,264	21,645
#2,539	Stump	14,257	21,656
#2,540	Chance	14,256	21,657
#2,541	Tejeda	14,240	21,682
#2,542	Clemens	14,231	21,695
#2,543	Baughman	14,230	21,697
#2,544	Ryder	14,228	21,700

Who is named Mota

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Mota identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
White (not Hispanic) 12%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Motas

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bethany Mota
American vlogger, born 1995
Renan Mota
Brazilian association football player, born 1991
Guillermo Mota
Baseball pitcher, born 1973
Formiga
Brazilian association football player, born 1978
Nino
Brazilian footballer, born 1997

Notable Motas come mostly from Brazil (3), the United States (1) and the Dominican Republic (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mota

Mota has the Soundex code M300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M300.

Questions

How common is the surname Mota?: 14,182 people in the United States had the surname Mota in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,770 Americans. It ranked 2,547th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mota?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Mota identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mota?: Bethany Mota, American vlogger, followed by Renan Mota.
Where is the surname Mota most common?: Wikidata records people named Mota in Brazil, the United States and the Dominican Republic.
Is the surname Mota getting more or less common?: More common. 10,094 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,182 in 2010, up 41%.