Does anyone know/heard of a town in near Oviedo, Asturia Region of Spain, named "La Cotaya"?

Question

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieres

If so, what is it like? I want to know if my last name originated from there? My last name is Cotaya. I live in the U.S. and am from the U.S. as well as my family.

Answer 1

Found it!

Look on 'www.guia campsa.com' for Cotaya. Not La Cotaya.

Go to Yahoo Spain and have a look there (in Spanish). That usually finds something.

Answer 2

Yes, it seems to be related to Asturias. As you've seem, there is a small village there called "Cotaya". In the ancient Spanish spoken in that region it means something like "small hill" or "small boulder". But I haven't found anyone with that surname in Spain, so probably, when your family mirated to America they took the name of the place where they were from.

Answer 3

There are only 28 people in La Cotaya (Lieres, Siero, Asturias, Spain)so no many chances to find a relative there. According to the official statistics there are between 0 and 4 people with that surname in the whole Spain either born or living in the country.