Mota is a Portuguese and Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
João Soares da Mota Neto, Brazilian footballer
José Mota (baseball) (born 1965), Dominican baseball player/broadcaster
José Roberto Rodrigues Mota (born 1979), Brazilian football forward
José Mota (Portuguese footballer, born 1964), Portuguese football player/manager
José Mota (Portuguese footballer, born 1919), former Portuguese football forward
José Sánchez Mota (born 1965), Spanish comedian and actor
Guillermo Mota (born 1973), Dominican baseball player
Manny Mota (born 1938), former Dominican MLB baseball player
Miraildes Maciel Mota (born 1978), Brazilian women's footballer better known as Formiga
Ana Bárbara (born Altagracia Ugalde Mota in 1971), Mexican singer-songwriter
Rosa Mota (born 1958), former Portuguese marathon runner
