Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English Pronounced Pron. MAWT-lee, MOT-lee [key] Other Forms FormsMottley Edit Status Status [contributorhide contributor] Added 7/15/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou Meaning & History This surname may come from a nickname for someone wearing parti-coloured clothes (from Anglo-French motteley, which may come from Old English mot meaning "speck").