Mota (surname)

Mota is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. The name is topographic, originally used for someone who lived near a fortified stronghold.

Mota has several versions including Motta (Italian) and Motte (French).

Notable People
Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aarón Padilla Mota (born 1977), Mexican footballer
 * Adolfo Mota Hernández (born 1976), Mexican politician
 * Agostinho José da Mota (1824–1878), Brazilian painter
 * Altagracia Ugalde Mota (born 1971), Mexican singer-songwriter
 * Ana Celia Mota (born 1935), Argentine-American physicist
 * Andy Mota (born 1966), Dominican baseball player
 * Antonio Mota (1939–1986), Mexican football goalkeeper
 * António Mota (16th century), Portuguese trader and explorer
 * António Mota (writer) (born 1957), Portuguese author
 * Bernardo Mota (born 1971), Portuguese tennis player
 * Bethany Mota (born 1995), American YouTuber
 * Bruno da Mota Miranda (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
 * Carlos de la Mota (born 1975), Dominican Actor, singer, and architect
 * Carlos Mota Pinto (1936–1985), Portuguese professor and politician
 * Daniel da Mota (born 1985), Luxembourgish footballer
 * Danny Mota (born 1975), Dominican baseball player
 * Dany Mota (born 1998), Luxembourgish footballer
 * David Mota (born 1985), Spanish rugby player
 * Emile Mota (born 1956), Congolese politician
 * Erika Mota (born 1995), Dominican volleyball player
 * Fabielle Mota (born 1978), Brazilian cyclist
 * Feliciano de la Mota Botello (1769–1830), Argentine politician
 * Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco (born 1941), Mexican businessman
 * Gisela Mota Ocampo (1982–2016), Mexican politician
 * Guillermo Mota (born 1973), Dominican baseball player
 * Helder Mota Ricardo (born 1977), East Timorese footballer
 * Hélder Mota (born 1992), Portuguese footballer
 * Javi Mota (born 1984), Spanish singer, actor, dancer, and model
 * Jean Mota (born 1993), Brazilian footballer
 * João Pedro de Almeida Mota (1744–1817), Portuguese composer
 * João Soares da Mota Neto (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
 * Joaquim Magalhães Mota (1935–2007), Portuguese lawyer and politician
 * José Mota (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Josefina Vázquez Mota (born 1961), Mexican businesswoman and politician
 * Juan Claudio de la Hoz y Mota (c. 1630), Spanish dramatist
 * Julie Mota (born 1978), Papua New Guinean writer, poet and artist
 * Kimberly Altagracia Castillo Mota (born 1988), Dominican model
 * Manny Mota (born 1938), Dominican baseball player
 * Manuel de Regla Mota (1795–1864), Dominican politician
 * Mariana Mota, Uruguayan judge
 * Maria Manuel Mota (born 1971), Portuguese malariologist.
 * Mario de Souza Mota (born 1958), Brazilian footballer
 * Miraildes Maciel Mota (born 1978), Brazilian footballer known as Formiga
 * Patrícia Mota (born 1982), Dominican actress and film producer
 * Paulo Sérgio Mota (born 1991), Portuguese footballer
 * Renan Mota (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
 * Rosa Mota (born 1958), Portuguese marathon runner
 * Salvador Mota (1922–1986), Mexican football goalkeeper
 * Sérgio Mota (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
 * Telmário Mota (born 1958), Brazilian politician and journalist
 * Tiago Mota (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Valdemar Mota (1906–1966), Portuguese footballer
 * Walquir Mota (born 1967), Brazilian footballer