Cognomen 莫特 (Mote 
, Mott , Morter 
) , throughout the world, is a widespread family name. The last name 莫特 is habitual in Marshall Islands, where it is quite a common surname, Bahamas, and Lesotho. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, 莫特 is the forename as well as the last name.