Montoya is a Basque surname. It originally comes from a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava, in the Basque region of northern Spain. During the Reconquista, it extended southwards throughout Castille and Andalusia. The name roughly translates to mean hills and valleys. It has become more frequent among Gitanos than among the general Spanish population.
People with the surname Montoya include:
Al Montoya (born 1985), American ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey LeagueAldo Montoya, a former ring persona of American professional wrestler Peter Polaco (born 1973), better known as Justin CredibleCarlos Montoya (1903–93), Spanish flamenco guitarist and son of Ramón MontoyaCraig Montoya (born 1970), American rock musicianDiego León Montoya Sánchez, Colombian cocaine trafficker on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives listGabriel Montoya, (1868–1914), French chansonnierGustavo Montoya (1905–2003), Mexican painterJosé Montoya (1932–2013), Chicano bilingual poetJoseph Montoya (1915–78), U.S. Senator from New MexicoJuan Pablo Montoya (born 1975), Colombian motor racing IndyCar driver and former NASCAR and Formula One driverMaría Laura de Jesús Montoya Upegui (1874 - 1949), Colombian Saint (Roman Catholic)Martín Montoya (born 1991), Spanish association football playerMatilde Montoya (1859–1939), presumably the first female physician in Mexico to hold an academic degreeRamón Montoya (1880–1949), Spanish flamenco guitarist and father of Carlos MontoyaRamón Montoya (baseball), Mexican ballplayer (See Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame)Las Hermanas Montoya, RCA/Victor recording artists. Latin Sister Singing GroupFictional characters:
Carmelita Montoya Fox, fictional female INTERPOL officer from the Sly Cooper series of video gamesFritz Montoya, character in the HonorverseInigo Montoya, fencer from William Goldman’s novel The Princess Bride and the movie from the novelNemi Montoya, Norwegian comic book characterRenee Montoya, police detective in DC Comics’ Gotham City Police DepartmentJosefina Montoya, American Girl character residing in Santa Fe in 1824