Mottley is a surname of English origin strongly associated with Ireland. Its roots are obscure, with some French attributes to the Norman Conquest of 1066, others to place names in England. Mottley is very frequently spelled as ''Motley'' and the two spellings are often incorrectly used interchangeably, causing some confusion. In general, Mottley tends to be Catholic, while ''Motley'' tends to be Protestant and more related to England. However, Mottley is listed in the Irish Catholic convert rolls of the mid 1700s which required Catholics in Ireland to adhere to English rule. Mottley apparently arrived in Ireland from England during Oliver Cromwell's 1649 Irish conquests and concentrated in Counties Carlow, Laois, Wicklow. In the 1916 Irish Easter uprising, a Private W. Mottley was wounded in battle. Mottley can also be encountered in the Caribbean and in Virginia. A large portion of the New World Mottleys, especially ''Motleys'', are of mixed African descent. Mottley can also be seen as ''Motlawe,'' ''Motlow'', and ''Motleigh''. Mottley may refer to the following: * J. Donald Mottley, American politician and lawyer. Elected to Ohio House of Representatives. *

Donna Scott-Mottley Donna Scott-Mottley (born 6 October 1956 in Westmoreland Parish) is a Jamaican politician from the People's National Party. She served in the Senate of Jamaica in the 1990s, before returning on 3 November 2005, replacing Keste Miller. References ...

,( ? ), Jamaican attorney, politician, and elected to the Senate of Jamaica. *David Mottley, English classical music record producer. Seven Grammy Award nominations. * Ernest Deighton Mottley (1907–1973), Barbadian politician, leader of the Barbados National Party, and first mayor of Bridgetown *

Eva Mottley Eva Henderson Mottley (24 October 1953 – 14 February 1985) was a Barbadian-born British actress. She played Bella O'Reilly in the television drama ''Widows'', and Corinne Tulser, wife of Denzil Tulser, in ''Only Fools and Horses''. Early ...

(1953–1985), British actress, born in Barbados. *

John Mottley John Mottley (1692–1750) was an English writer, known as a dramatist, biographer, and compiler of jokes. Life He was the son of Colonel Thomas Mottley, a Jacobitism, Jacobite adherent of James II in his exile, who entered the service of Louis ...

(1692–1750), English writer and historian. Son of Colonel Thomas Mottley, killed at Battle of Turin, 1706. Authored biographies of Russian Tsars Peter the Great and Catharine the Great.
Junius William Mottley
(1812–1836), signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico, 1836; physician. "Motley" County, Texas (note misspelling) named after him). *Mary Mottley de Tocqueville (1799–1864). Wife of French political philosopher, Alexis de Tocqueville. Mary Mottley, Portsmouth, England married de Tocqueville in 1835. *

Mia Amor Mottley Mia "Ma" Amor Mottley, (born 1 October 1965) is a Barbadian politician and attorney who has served as the eighth prime minister of Barbados since 2018 and as Leader of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) since 2008. Mottley is the first woman to h ...

(1965– ), Prime Minister of Barbados, London School of Economics graduate. *

Wendell Mottley Wendell Adrian Mottley ORTT (born 2 July 1941) is a Trinidad and Tobago economist, politician and athlete. Mottley served as Senator and member of the House of Representatives with the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament and was Minister of Finance f ...

(1941–), Trinidad & Tobago economist, politician, government official, athlete and Credit Suisse investment banker. Yale and Cambridge graduate. Represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. *'' Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley''. 1908 US Supreme Court case and source of the well pleaded complaint rule.

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