The origin of the surname Ayala is Spain, the site of the same name in the Valle de Valdivieso Burgos.

Although people were originally known only by their first names, it became necessary to adopt a second name to identify due to population growth.

The most common type of family name found in the region was the surname that derives from the name of the father.
During the Middle Ages the patronymic system adopted for surnames.
Many Spanish surnames are influenced Germanic and Arabic words or names of places because of the occupation of both cultures in a period of time.

The Ayala family originally lived near the Basque region of Ayala.

Some variations of this surname are: Ayala, Ayalla and others.