Montoya

Montoya is a Basque and Spanish surname. It originally comes from a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava, in the Basque region of northern Spain.^[1] During the Reconquista, it extended southwards throughout Castille and Andalusia. The name roughly translates to mean hills and valleys^{[citation needed]}. It has become more frequent among Gitanos than among the general Spanish population.^[2]

People with the surname Montoya include:

• Adam Montoya (born 1984), American video game commentator, better known as SeaNanners
• Al Montoya (born 1985), American ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League
• Aldo Montoya, a former ring persona of American professional wrestler Peter Polaco (born 1973), better known as Justin Credible
• Carlos Montoya (1903–1993), Spanish flamenco guitarist and son of Ramón Montoya
• Craig Montoya (born 1970), American rock musician
• Daniela Montoya (born 1990), Colombian footballer
• David Montoya (born 1978), Colombian footballer
• Diego León Montoya Sánchez (born 1958 or 1961), Colombian cocaine trafficker on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list
• Eliud Montoya, American whistleblower and murder victim
• Gabriel Montoya,(1868–1914), French chansonnier
• Gustavo Montoya (1905–2003), Mexican painter
• Jennifer Montoya (born 1985), Colombian journalist and news presenter
• José Montoya (1932–2013), Chicano bilingual poet
• Joseph Montoya (1915–78), U.S. Senator from New Mexico
• Joseph B. Montoya (1939–2022), American politician from California
• Juan Pablo Montoya (born 1975), Colombian motor racing IndyCar driver and former NASCAR and Formula One driver
• Julián Montoya (born 1993), hooker for the Argentina national rugby union team
• María Laura de Jesús Montoya Upegui (1874–1949), Colombian saint (Roman Catholic)
• Martha Montoya, Colombian American cartoonist and businesswoman
• Martín Montoya (born 1991), Spanish association football player
• Martina Vigil-Montoya (1856–1916), Native American ceramics painter from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
• Matilde Montoya (1859–1939), presumably the first female physician in Mexico to hold an academic degree
• Nestór Montoya, (1862–1923), United States Representative from New Mexico
• Pilar Montoya (1960–2015), Spanish flamenco dancer
• Ramón Montoya (1880–1949), Spanish flamenco guitarist and father of Carlos Montoya
• Ramón Montoya (baseball), Mexican baseball player (see Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame)
• Richelle Montoya, American politician
• Rose Montoya, American model, internet celebrity, and transgender activist
• Rubén Montoya (born 1940), Argentine footballer
• Sebastián Montoya (born 2005), Colombian and American racing driver
• Sergio Luis Henao Montoya, or Sergio Henao (born 1987), Colombian bicycle road racer

Groups of people

• Las Hermanas Montoya, Latin singing group, active 1948–1969