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Zayas (surname)

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Zayas
Origin
Language(s)Spanish
MeaningDerived from Basque zai, meaning watchman or guard
Region of originCastile, Spain

Zayas is a Castilian surname rooted in the toponym of the same name, which itself derives from the Basque word zai, meaning watchman or guard.[1]

Places

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The following places in Spain are related to the surname Zayas:[1]

  • Zayas de Báscones, Soria (es)
  • Zayas de la Torre, Soria (es)
  • Zayas de Torre, Soria (es)
  • Zayuelas, Soria (es)
  • Zay, Navarra
  • Zaya, Navarra
  • Zaitua, Vizcaya
  • Záitegui, Álava

People

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Notable people with the surname Zayas or one of its variations include:

  • Ada Zayas-Bazán, Cuban writer
  • Agustín de las Cuentas Zayas, Spanish Governor of Sonora (es)
  • Alberto Álvarez de Zayas, Cuban botanist
  • Alberto Zayas, Cuban rumba musician
  • Alexandra Zayas, American investigative reporter
  • Alfonso de Zayas de Bobadilla, Spanish aristocrat and Falange supporter (es)
  • Alfonso Zayas, Mexican actor (es)
  • Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, Cuban-American lawyer
  • Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso, President of Cuba between 1921 and 1925, brother of Juan Bruno Zayas
  • Anastacio Zayas Alvarado, Puerto Rican sugarcane worker
  • Ángel L. Malavé Zayas, Puerto Rican politician
  • Antonio de Zayas, Spanish diplomat and writer
  • Armando Zayas, Mexican orchestra director (es)
  • Bigram John Zayas, American DJ and producer
  • Billy Colón Zayas, Puerto Rican guitarist
  • Carlos Saladrigas Zayas, Cuban politician
  • Carlos Zayas, Spanish politician (es)
  • César Zayas, Paraguayan footballer
  • Cirilo R. Zayas, Paraguayan composer and writer
  • Cristóbal de Zayas, Spanish Governor of Yucatán (es)
  • Daniel de Zayas, Goya Award-winning sound engineer
  • David Zayas, Puerto Rican-American actor
  • Edwin Colón Zayas, Puerto Rican cuatro player
  • Eliseo Roberto Colón Zayas, Puerto Rican mass media researcher
  • Elizabeth Zayas Ortiz, Miss Puerto Rico 1976
  • Felipe Salido Zayas, Mexican politician (es)
  • Fernando de Zayas, Cuban entomologist
  • Francisco Zayas Seijo, Puerto Rican politician
  • Gabriel de Zayas, Spanish Secretary of State (es)
  • George de Zayas, Mexican caricature artist
  • Hector de Zayas, U.S. Marine Corps officer and Navy Cross recipient
  • Héctor Zayas Chardón, Puerto Rican cooperativist (es)
  • Ivania Zayas Ortiz, Puerto Rican singer
  • Jesús Carreras Zayas, Cuban commander (es)
  • Jesús Guerra Zayas, Cuban musician and songwriter (es)
  • Joel Zayas, Paraguayan football goalkeeper
  • José Francisco Martí Zayas Bazán, Cuban politician and army general (es)
  • José Pascual de Zayas y Chacón, commander of the Spanish Army
  • Juan Alonso Zayas, Puerto Rican Second Lieutenant of the Spanish Army
  • Juan Antoine y Zayas, Spanish diplomat (es)
  • Juan Bruno Zayas, Cuban doctor and army general, brother of Alfredo Zayas (es)
  • Liza Colón-Zayas, American actress and playwright
  • Luis H. Zayas, American psychologist
  • Manuel Zayas, Cuban journalist and filmmaker (es)
  • María de Zayas, Spanish writer
  • Marius de Zayas, Mexican artist
  • Máximo Othón Zayas, Mexican politician
  • Miguel Aurelio Díaz Zayas, Cuban percussionist
  • Nicolás Osorio y Zayas, Spanish aristocrat (es)
  • Octavio Zaya, Spanish-American art critic
  • Orlando Zayas, Paraguayan beach soccer player
  • Pedro Pimentel Zayas, Spanish lieutenant general (es)
  • Pedro de Zayas, Spanish sculptor (es)
  • Rafael de Zayas Enríquez, Mexican historian
  • Ricky Zayas, Puerto Rican trumpeter and arranger
  • Roberto Muñoz-Zayas, President of the Puerto Rican Athletics Federation
  • Samuel Zayas, Dominican footballer
  • Sergio Mancilla Zayas, Mexican politician
  • Sergio Zayas, Argentine swimmer
  • Tomás Rafael Rodríguez Zayas, Cuban artist
  • Wampa Zayas, American heavy metal drummer
  • Yoan Limonta Zayas, Cuban baseball player
  • Yunior Díaz Zayas, Cuban track and field athlete

See also

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  • Zayas, the Castilian noble family with this surname

References

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  1. ^ a b Ramón Menéndez Pidal cited in Silgo Gauche, Luis (2013). Estudio de Toponimia Ibérica (in Spanish). Madrid, Spain: Visión Libros. p. 266. ISBN 9788490119488.