Guzmán or de Guzmán ( or ) is a Spanish surname. The Portuguese language equivalent is

Gusmão Gusmão (; sometimes Gusmao) is a Portuguese surname of ancient Spanish toponymic origin from the village of Guzmán in the Spanish region of Burgos. It may refer to: *Alexandre de Gusmão, Portuguese-Brazilian diplomat. * Artur Guilherme Moraes Gu ...

Origins

The surname is of toponymic origin, ''de Guzmán'' ("of Guzmán"), deriving from the village of Guzmán ( es) in the region of Burgos. The earliest individual documented using this surname was

Rodrigo Muñoz de Guzmán Rodrigo Muñoz de Guzmán or Rodrigo Núñez de Guzmán (died ''Wiktionary:circa, ca.'' 1186), considered the common ancestor of the noble house of Guzmán, was a Kingdom of Castile, Castilian magnate and ''tenant-in-chief, tenente'' of Roa de Du ...

, who first appears in a document from 1134 and was the founder of the noble House of Guzmán.Gonzalo Martínez Díez "Orígenes familiares de Santo Domingo, los linajes de Aza y Guzmán", in Luis Vicente Díez Martín and Cándido Aniz Iriarte, eds., ''Santo Domingo de Caleruega en sus contexto socio-político, 1170-1221''. (Monumenta Histórica Iberoamericana de la Orden de Predicadores, 5) Jornadas de estudios medievales, Salamanca, 1994, p 173-228. Page 197 "''No tenemos elementos para identificar con seguridad al Munio o Nuño, que fue el padre de nuestro don Rodrigo Muñoz o Núñez de Guzmán, primer caballero que usa el apelativo Guzmán.''" In the Philippines, Canada and the United States the name usually becomes Guzman (without

acute accent The acute accent (), , is a diacritic used in many modern written languages with alphabets based on the Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts. For the most commonly encountered uses of the accent in the Latin and Greek alphabets, precomposed ch ...

), while the Portuguese form of the name is

Coats of arms of Guzmán

People with the surname

People with this surname include:

A–D

Abimael Guzmán Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reynoso (; 3 December 1934 − 11 September 2021), also known by his '' nom de guerre'' Chairman Gonzalo ( es, Presidente Gonzalo), was a Peruvian Maoist revolutionary and guerrilla leader, considered a terrorist ...

(1934–2021), Peruvian founder of the communist group Shining Path * Adriana Guzmán (born 1992), Mexican tennis player * Alejandra Guzmán (born 1968), Mexican singer * Aleth Guzman-Nageotte (1904–1978), French sculptor and numismatist *

Alonso Pérez de Guzmán Alonso Pérez de Guzmán (1256–1309), known as ''Guzmán el Bueno'' ("Guzmán the Good"), was a Spanish nobleman and hero of Spain during the medieval period, the founder of the line from which the dukes of Medina Sidonia descend. Biography ...

"el Bueno" (1256–1309), Spanish nobleman *

Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia Alonso is a Spanish name of Germanic origin that is a Castilian variant of ''Adalfuns''. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 36.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Alonso'' were residents of Spain (frequency 1:222), 26.1% of Mexico (1:83 ...

(1550–1615), commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada *

Juan Pérez de Guzmán {{Infobox noble, type , name = Juan Pérez de Guzmán , title = Lord , image = File:Escudo pérez de guzmán.jpg , caption = Coat of arms of the Pérez de Guzmán family, present in the Parish Nue ...

, 1ºth Duke of Medina Sidonia, (1494+), commander of army of Andalusia in Spain. * Ángel Guzmán (born 1981), Venezuelan baseball pitcher *

Antonia García de Videgain Antonia García Fernández-Gúzman de Videgain (April 8, 1850 – June 25, 1924) was a Spanish singer and actress. Biography Early life Antonia García was born in the working-class district of Cádiz, Spain, the oldest of three children, incl ...

born Antonia García F. de Guzmán, (1850-1924), actress and singer. * Antonio Guzmán (disambiguation), multiple people, including: ** Antonio Guzmán Blanco (1829–1899), president of Venezuela **

Antonio Guzmán Fernández Silvestre Antonio Guzmán Fernández (February 12, 1911 – July 4, 1982), best known as Antonio Guzmán, was a Dominican businessman and a politician. He was President of the Dominican Republic, from 1978 to 1982. Early life Antonio Guz ...

(1911–1982), president of the Dominican Republic **

Antonio Guzmán Núñez Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male ...

(born 1953), Spanish footballer ** Antonio Jose Guzman (born 1971), Dutch Panamanian artist * Agustín Guzmán (died 1849), Commander in Chief of Los Altos *

Augusto Ibáñez Guzmán Augusto Ibáñez Guzmán (1958 – 11 July 2018) was a Colombian lawyer and academic. He was the President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia from 2009–2012. Early life Ibáñez was born in Tunja, capital of the Colombian departm ...

(1958 - 2018), Colombian lawyer and academic *

Black Guzmán Miguel Guzmán Huerta (1916 – December 1, 1973) was a Mexican professional wrestler, or ''Luchador'' as they are known in Spanish, who worked under the ring names Miguel Guzmán and Black Guzmán, a nickname he had earned due to his tan skin co ...

(1916–1973), Mexican professional wrestler *

Coco Guzmán Coco Guzmán, known also as Coco Riot (born 1979) is a queer visual artist from Murcia, Spain, who is internationally known for their activism and artistic exploration of gender equality and feminist issues. Guzmán was born in a small city in ...

(born 1979), Spanish visual artist * Cristian Guzmán (born 1978), Dominican baseball shortstop * Daniel Guzmán (born 1965), Mexican football player and manager *

Daniela Guzmán Daniela Guzmán is an Ecuadorian singer and composer from Guayaquil. Career She was signed to the Universal Music Latin label between 2006 and 2008, and as of 2008 she recorded independently. In 2006, she signed with BMG BMG may refer to: Organ ...

, Ecuadorian singer and composer *

David Guzmán David Alberto Guzmán Pérez (born 18 February 1990) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga FPD club Saprissa and the Costa Rica national team. Club career Guzmán made his debut for Saprissa in ...

(born 1990), Costa Rican footballer * Del de Guzman (born 1963), Filipino politician *

Delfina Guzmán Delfina Guzmán Correa (born 7 April 1928) is a Chilean actress. She has appeared in more than 30 films and television shows since 1968. She starred in the 1968 Raúl Ruiz film '' Three Sad Tigers''. She is the daughter of Florencio Guzmán La ...

(born 1928), Chilean actress * Domingo Guzmán (born 1975), Dominican baseball pitcher *

Saint Dominic Saint Dominic ( es, Santo Domingo; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), also known as Dominic de Guzmán (), was a Castilian Catholic priest, mystic, the founder of the Dominican Order and is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientis ...

de Guzmán (1170–1221), Castilian priest and founder of the Dominican Order

E–H

* Efraín Guzmán (c. 1937–2002), Colombian guerrilla leader *

Eleanor de Guzmán Leonor (Eleanor) de Guzmán y Ponce de León (1310–1351) was a Castilian noblewoman. After roughly 1330, she became the long-term mistress and favourite of Alfonso XI, with whom she had the illegitimate Henry "the Fratricidal", future first mo ...

(1310–1351), Castilian royal mistress *

Elizabeth Guzman Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...

, Elected official in Virginia, U.S. * Enrique Guzmán (born 1943), Mexican singer * Éver Guzmán (born 1988), Mexican footballer * Fernando Guzmán Solórzano (1812–1891), President of Nicaragua (1867–1871) *

Felipe S. Guzmán Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy ...

(1879–1932), President of Bolivia (1925–1926) * Federica Guzmán, (born 1981) Venezuelan TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder * Fernán Pérez de Guzmán (1376–1458), Castilian nobleman, historian and genealogist *

Francisco de Tello de Guzmán Francisco de Tello de Guzmán (sometimes ''Francisco Tello de Guzmán''; 1532-April 1603) was Spanish governor of the Philippines from July 14, 1596 to May 1602. He was a knight of the Order of Santiago. Early life and appointment as governor F ...

(died 1603), Spanish Governor of the Philippines *

Freddy Guzmán Freddy Antonio Guzmán (born January 20, 1981) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, and Tampa Bay Ra ...

(born 1981), Dominican baseball outfielder * Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (1587–1645), Spanish court favorite and minister *

Gastón Guzmán Gastón Guzmán Huerta (August 26, 1932 – January 12, 2016), a Mexican mycologist and anthropologist, was an authority on the genus ''Psilocybe''. Career He was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, in 1932. His interest in mycology began in 1955 when as ...

(1932–2016), Mexican mycologist and anthropologist

J

Jack Guzman '' Power Rangers Wild Force'' is the 2002 Power Rangers season that tells the story of the Wild Force Power Rangers and their fight against the Orgs. Wild Force Power Rangers The Wild Force Rangers are granted mystical powers and charged to pr ...

(born 1975), Colombian-born American actor * Jaime Guzmán (1946–1991), Chilean lawyer and senator, founder of the Independent Democratic Union * Javier Guzmán (1945–2014), Mexican football defender *

Jered Guzman Jered Guzman (born September 12, 1981 in Garden Grove, California) is an American retired competitive pair skater. From 1992 to 1998, he teamed with Natalie Vlandis, capturing the gold medal at the 1996 U.S. Junior Championships and finishing fift ...

(born 1981), American pair skater * Jesús Guzmán (born 1984), Venezuelan baseball player *

Joan Guzmán Joan Guzmán (born May 1, 1976) is a Dominican former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2014. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO super bantamweight title from 2002 to 2005, and the WBO junior light ...

(born 1976), Dominican boxer in super featherweight division * Joaquín Guzmán, nicknamed 'El Chapo' (born 1954 or 1957), Mexican drug trafficker *

Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán ( Cartago, Costa Rica, 15 February 1801 – San Miguel, El Salvador, 1875) was a Central American politician and military general who served as acting President of El Salvador on three occasions: from 25 October 1844 ...

(1801–1875), politician and President of El Salvador * Joel Guzmán (born 1984), Dominican baseball player *

Jonathan de Guzmán Jonathan Alexander de Guzmán (born 13 September 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sparta Rotterdam. Born in Canada, he represented the Netherlands internationally. De Guzmán is Canadian-born, but made himself ...

(born 1987), Canadian-born footballer, playing for Dutch national team * Jorge Guzmán (born 1963), Mexican professional wrestler better known as El Hijo del Santo *

José Guzmán (disambiguation) José Guzmán (born 1963) is a Puerto Rican baseball player. José Guzmán may also refer to: * José Guzmán (basketball) (born 1937), Peruvian Olympic basketball player * José Guzmán (boxer) (born 1963), Venezuelan boxer * José Guzmán Sant ...

, multiple people, including: ** José Guzmán (born 1963), Puerto Rican baseball player ** José Guzmán (boxer) (born 1963), Venezuelan boxer **

José Guzmán Santos José Guzmán Santos (born 19 March 1947) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LIX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from ...

(born 1947), Mexican politician **

José Florencio Guzmán José Florencio Guzmán Correa (22 June 1929, Santiago, Chile – 16 September 2017) was a Chilean lawyer and politician who served as Minister of National Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in c ...

(born 1929), Chilean politician **

José de Guzmán, 1st Viscount of San Rafael de la Angostura Don José de Guzmán y Meléndez, 1st Viscount of San Rafael de la Angostura, 1st Baron of San Miguel de la Atalaya (c. 1740 in Hincha – 1792, in San Miguel de la Atalaya), was a Dominican cattle rancher, colonizer, and a peer of the Indies. Gu ...

(1740–1792), Dominican cattle rancher, colonizer and nobleman **

José de Guzmán Benítez José de Guzmán Benítez (1857 – 28 October 1923) was Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico, from 28 February 1901 until 1902. José de Guzmán Benítez is best known for his 1899 campaign initiative, presented to the people of Puerto Rico, asking for ...

(1857–1921), Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico *

Josep Maria Guzmán Josep Maria Guzmán Cañas (born February 28, 1984 in Badalona, Catalonia) is a Spanish basketball player, playing the point guard position. Clubs * '' Joventut Badalona'' - EBA (Spain) - 2001/2002 * '' Joventut Badalona'' - EBA & ACB (Spain) ...

(born 1984), Spanish basketball player *

Juan Guzmán (disambiguation) Juan Guzmán may refer to: Sportspeople * Juan Guzmán (baseball) (born 1966), former pitcher in Major League Baseball, primarily with the Toronto Blue Jays * Juan Pablo Guzmán (born 1981), Argentinian professional tennis player * Juan Reynoso Gu ...

, multiple people, including ** Juan Guzmán (baseball) (born 1966), Dominican baseball pitcher ** Juan José Guzmán (1800–1847), President of El Salvador, 1842–1844 ** Juan Pablo Guzmán (born 1981), Argentinian tennis player **

Juan Reynoso Guzmán Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán (born December 28, 1969 in Lima) is a Peruvian professional manager and former footballer. He started his playing career in his native Peru where he played for Alianza Lima from 1986 to 1990. He made over 230 appear ...

(born 1969), Peruvian football defender **

Juan de Guzmán Don Juan de Guzmán Itztolinqui (reigned 1526–1569Gibson (1960): p. 186) was a post-Conquest ''tlatoani'' (ruler) of the ''altepetl'' (ethnic state) of Coyoacán in the Valley of Mexico. Juan de Guzmán's father was Quauhpopocatzin, a previous ...

(died 1569), post-Conquest tlatoani (ruler) of the state of Coyoacan in the Valley of Mexico ** Juan Guzmán Tapia (born 1939), Chilean judge **

Juan Guzman (soccer) ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish language, Spanish and Manx language, Manx versions of ''John (given name), John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronoun ...

(born 1988), American soccer player **

Juan Guzmán (photographer) Juan Guzmán (born Hans Gutmann,Frida Kahlo: Image ...

(1911–1982), German born Mexican photographer ** Juan Guzman (boxer) (born 1951), Dominican boxer * Julian de Guzman (born 1981), Canadian footballer

K–W

Karel Guzmán Karel Guzmán Abreu (born 7 February 1995) is a Cuban professional basketball player for U BT Cluj-Napoca of the Liga Națională. Professional career In mid-2017, Guzmán joined Ciclista Juninense, a second-tier team in Argentina. In April ...

(born 1995), Cuban basketball player * Klarisse de Guzman, runner-up of ''The Voice of the Philippines'' (season 1) in 2013 *

Lucía Guzmán Lucía Guzmán (born 1945) is an American minister and politician who served in the Colorado Senate from the 34th district as a member of the Democratic Party from 2010 to 2019. Prior to her tenure in the state senate she served on the school ...

, American politician from Colorado * Leody de Guzman (born 1959), Filipino labor leader and activist * Luis Guzmán (disambiguation), multiple people, including: ** Luis Guzmán (born 1956), Puerto Rican actor ** Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, 9th Count of Alba de Liste (born c. 1605), viceroy of New Spain and Peru ** Luis Muñoz de Guzmán (1735–1808), Spanish colonial administrator ** Luis Roberto Guzmán (born 1966), Puerto Rican actor *

Luisa de Guzmán Luisa María Francisca de Guzmán y Sandoval ( pt, Luísa Maria Francisca de Gusmão;. 13 October 1613 – 27 February 1666) was a queen consort of Portugal. She was the spouse of King John IV, the first Braganza ruler, as well as the mother ...

(1613–1666), Spanish noblewoman *

Manuel Guzmán Manuel Guzmán Flores (born October 13, 1969) is a former international backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. His best result was a 12th ...

(born 1969), Puerto Rican swimmer * Martha Guzmán Partida, Mexican mathematician * Nahuel Guzmán (born 1986), Argentine football goaltender * Noel Guzmán Boffil Rojas (1954–2021), Cuban painter *

Nuño de Guzmán Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán (c. 14901558) was a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator in New Spain. He was the governor of the province of Pánuco from 1525 to 1533 and of Nueva Galicia from 1529 to 1534, and president of the first Royal ...

(c. 1490–1558), Spanish conquistador *

Pancho Guzmán J. Francisco Guzmán Carmigniani (born 24 May 1946), known as Pancho Guzmán, is an Ecuadorian former tennis player active in the 1960s and 1970s. Biography Guzmán, the son of a banker, began playing tennis at the age of seven and trained at th ...

(born 1946), Ecuadorian tennis player * Patricio Guzmán (born 1941), Chilean documentary film maker * Pedro Guzman (also Peter Guzman), US citizen illegally deported to Mexico in 2007 *

Ralph Guzman Ralph Javier Guzman is a former reporter of GMA Network and from 2003 to 2010, and presently to the radio station in Cagayan. DZCV 684 Tuguegarao in 2016. He covered the Malacañang Beat (Presidential Coverage). He was previously assigned at t ...

(born 1980), Filipino news correspondent *

Ramon Guzman Ramon L. Guzman (born September 28, 1982) is a former gridiron football linebacker. He played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent In professional spo ...

(born 1982), American player of Canadian football * Ramón Guzmán, (1907–1954), Spanish football player and manager *

Raúl González Guzmán Raul, Raúl and Raül are the Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician, Asturian, Basque, Aragonese, and Catalan forms of the Anglo-Germanic given name Ralph or Rudolph. They are cognates of the French Raoul. Raul, Raúl or Raül may re ...

(born 1985), Venezuelan footballer *

Rigoberto Guzmán Rigoberto "Rigo" Guzmán Calderón (11 June 1932 – 22 June 2014) was a Salvadoran football (soccer) player and manager from Atiquizaya. Club career Guzmán was a running athlete who competed at the 800 and 3000 metres but later became a footb ...

(1932–2014), Salvadoran football player and manager * Rodolfo Guzmán (1917–1984), Mexican professional wrestler and actor better known as Santo *

Ronald Guzmán Ronald Enmanuel Guzmán Cepeda (born October 20, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and pitcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and New Y ...

(born 1994), Dominican baseball player * Ryan Guzman (born 1987), American actor * Suzanna Guzmán, American opera singer *

Tomás Guzmán Tomás Andrés Guzmán Gaytán, known as Tomás Guzmán, (born 7 March 1982 in Asunción) is a retired Paraguayan football striker. Club career Guzmán joined the Juventus youth system, one of the best youth systems in the world, from Presid ...

(born 1982), Paraguayan footballer * Vanessa Guzmán (born 1976), Mexican actress and model * Víctor Guzmán (born 1995), Mexican footballer *

Viviana Guzmán Viviana Guzmán (born August 20, 1964) is a Chilean professional flutist, composer, dancer and poet, who performs over 80 concerts a year, and has played in 122 countries. She has been described by ''The New York Times'' as "an imaginative artist ...

(born 1982), Chilean flautist *

William Guzmán Wiliam Oswaldo Guzmán Aguilar (born 9 September 1994) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker for Alacranes de Durango Club de Fútbol Alacranes de Durango, is a Mexican football club based in the city of Durango, Durango, Mexico and ...

(born 1994), Mexican footballer

People with the given name

Guzmán has also rarely been used as a given name. Notable people with the given name Guzmán include: * Guzmán Casaseca (born 1984), Spanish football midfielder *

Guzmán Pereira Ricardo Guzmán Pereira Méndez (born 16 May 1991) is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Montevideo Wanderers. Honours Club ;Universidad de Chile * Torneo Apertura: 2014 * Supercopa de Chile: 2015 * Copa Chile: 2015 ;Peñarol *Urug ...

(born 1991), Uruguayan football midfielder

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References

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