Meanings
Origin
Habitational surname from the villages of Mottram in Longdendale and Mottram St Andrew, from the unattested Old English element *mōt (“meeting”) + either ærn (“house, hall”), rūm (“room, space”) or trēowum, dative plural form of trēow (“tree”).
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Mottram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mottram
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