<P> Montoya is a Basque surname . It originally comes from a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava, in the Basque region of northern Spain . During the Reconquista, it extended southwards throughout Castille and Andalusia . The name roughly translates to mean hills and valleys . It has become more frequent among Gitanos than among the general Spanish population . </P> <P> People with the surname Montoya include </P>

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