# Guzman (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/guzman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 167,044 |
| US rank (2010) | 154 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,848 people |
| Change since 2000 | +41% (118,390 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɡuzˈmɑn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Guzmán.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Guzman in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.1% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 94% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Guzman in Argentina, the United States and the Dominican Republic.

## People named Guzman

- Nahuel Guzmán, Argentine association football player
- Ryan Guzman, American actor
- Isabel Guzman, American government administrator and business advocate
- Juan Pablo Guzmán, Argentine tennis player
- Lucas Guzmán, Argentine taekwondoin
- Cristian Guzmán, baseball player
- Martina Gusmán, actress, film producer

## Similar surnames

Gusman, Gagnon, Gossman, Gassman, Guggenheim.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.