Lamotte Family Name and Heraldry

Lamotte is a last name with a clear footprint in official records. In the 2010 US Census, 2,289 Americans gave Lamotte as their last name (rank 13,326). It sits within the 25,000 most common last names in the country. 10,473 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Lamotte name at birth.

Where the name comes from

Where a surname's origin is uncertain, as with Lamotte, the best clues come from your own ancestors' parish and civil records.

In Wikidata, Lamotte is listed as a French surname.

Heraldry and the Lamotte name

There is no single Lamotte family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Lamotte line, if any, bore arms.

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