# Mota (surname)

Mota is a Portuguese 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 – c. 1710), 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