Zayas (surname)

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.

Places
The following places in Spain are related to the surname Zayas:
 * 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
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