The Gusman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,095 people carried this name — #8,097 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,055 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Gusman surname

Alternative form of Guzmán.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gusmán» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,110 people named Gusman live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 305
Santa Fe 159
Córdoba 127
Salta 100
Santiago del Estero 94
Mendoza 67
Chaco 55
Entre Ríos 49

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 33 people named Gusman.

14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Paris 6
Loire-Atlantique 6
Gers 1
Hautes-Pyrénées 1
Corsica 1
Yvelines 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Gusman in American newspapers,
1883–1912.

Newspaper page from Vilas County News carrying the name Gusman
Vilas County News 1910-09-07
Newspaper page from Wausau Pilot carrying the name Gusman
Wausau Pilot 1912-02-13
Newspaper page from The Daily Bulletin carrying the name Gusman
The Daily Bulletin 1883-01-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,203 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gusman in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1930s.

26 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gusman. The most, 6, date from the 1890s.

Articles, by state

South Australia 8
Victoria 8
Tasmania 5
Queensland 3
New South Wales 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gusman.

Who carried it

People named Gusman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adolphe Gusman
    Adolphe Gusman 1821–1905 · illustrator
  • Pierre Gusman
    Pierre Gusman 1862–1941 · poet
  • Israel Gusman 1917–2003 · conductor
  • Israel Gusman 1917–2003 · conductor
  • Enzo Gusman 1947–2021 · singer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gusman,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States295 records

295 records of the Gusman name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 184
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 50
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 32
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 21
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James D. Gusman

    Born 1925 in Idaho. Enlisted 1944 at San Francisco, California. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Fred Grabiel Gusman

    Born 1944; from Brownfield, Texas. U.S. Army, fuel and electrical systems repairer; died in an accident 1969 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Gusman

    Arrived at New York in 1870 aboard the City of Brussels from Liverpool, aged 24; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 295 records for Gusman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands45 records

45 records of the Gusman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 32
  • Dutch population registers 13
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henricus Joannes Josephus Gusman

    Born 1892 in Enschede. Died 1924 in Enschede; factory worker.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Bernardus Gerardus Johannes Gusman

    Married in 1929 in Enschede; hodman.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Pieternella Gusman

    In the population register of Veere; maidservant, born 1806 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 45 records for Gusman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France13 records

13 records of the Gusman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Olga Mathilde Gusman

    Born 1893 in Paris; died 1971 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Robert Gusman

    Born 1945 in Algeria; died 1994 in Narbonne (Aude).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Felix Gusman

    Born 1926 in Paris; died 1996 in Bagnolet (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Gusman in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Gusman name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Luigi Gusman

    Retired boiler makers ass of Spotswood, Victoria; died 1984.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Aurelio Gusman

    Of Flemington, Victoria; died 1994.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Victoria Gusman

    Of Sunshine, Victoria; died 1986.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Gusman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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