# Montoya

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #33,745

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

## Etymology
From Spanish Montoya, from Basque Montoia.

## Easily confused with
- **Monty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montoya-vs-monty)
- **Montana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/montana-vs-montoya)

## Common misspellings (10)
`mmontoya`, `mnotoya`, `monntoya`, `monotya`, `montoay`, `montoyya`, `monttoya`, `montyoa`, `motnoya`, `omntoya`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/montoya