'''Montoya''' is a Basque and Spanish surname. It originally comes from a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava, in the Basque region of northern Spain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://heraldicahispana.com/ApA/monedero-montoya.htm|title = Heráldica y escudos de los apellidos españoles e hispanoamericanos}}</ref> During the Reconquista, it extended southwards throughout Castille and Andalusia. The name roughly translates to mean hills and valleys{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}. It has become more frequent among Gitanos than among the general Spanish population.<ref name="DEspasa">{{cite book |title=Diccionario de apellidos españoles |editor-first=Roberto |editor-last=Faure |publisher=Espasa |location=Madrid |date=2001 |isbn=978-8423922895 |language=es |page=Section III.3.8 page XXXIX |no-pp=yes}}</ref>
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
==Fictional characters== *Carmelita Montoya Fox, a female INTERPOL officer from the Sly Cooper series of video games *Inigo Montoya, a fencer from William Goldman's novel ''The Princess Bride'' and the movie from the novel *Domingo Montoya, father of Inigo Montoya from ''The Princess Bride'' *Nemi Montoya, Norwegian comic book character *Renee Montoya, police detective in DC Comics' Gotham City Police Department *Josefina Montoya, an ''American Girl'' character residing in Santa Fe in 1824 * Gabriel Montoya, one of the Spanish assassins from the 2015 film ''Bill'' * Alejandro Montoya, "El Aguila" mutant appearing in Marvel Comics, 1st appearance in Power Man & Iron Fist #58 (Aug. 1979)
==See also== *Montóia, Portuguese surname
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