Montoya

English

Etymology

From Spanish Montoya, from Basque Montoia.

Proper noun

Montoya (plural Montoyas)

1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Montoya is the 459^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 71844 individuals. Montoya is most common among Hispanic/Latino (88.44%) individuals.

Anagrams

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Montoya, named after a hamlet.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /monˈtoʝa/ [mõn̪ˈt̪o.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /monˈtoʝa/ [mõn̪ˈt̪o.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /monˈtoʃa/ [mõn̪ˈt̪o.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /monˈtoʒa/ [mõn̪ˈt̪o.ʒa]

• Rhymes: -oʝa
• Syllabification: Mon‧to‧ya

Proper noun

Montoya m or f by sense

1. a surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque place name.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /monˈtoja/ [mon̪ˈt̪oː.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -oja
• Syllabification: Mon‧to‧ya

Proper noun

Montoya (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜌ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Montoya is the 642^nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 14,168 individuals.