# Toya

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #69,528

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Two main origins:
* Amerindian surname typical of the Jemez Pueblo people of New Mexico, possibly from Spanish Toya.
* Borrowed from Japanese 桐耶 (Tōya, “door valley”).

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