The Guzman surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 167,044 people carried this name — #154 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,770 people counted. That is up 41% from 118,390 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Guzman surname
From Guzmán, the name of a village in Spain, itself from Gothic. Sicilian Cusimanu/Cusmanu, Arabic قُزْمَان (quzmān).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Guzman» (English) and «Guzmán» (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 88,207 people named Guzman 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
462 people named Guzman live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 204 people named Guzman.
Most of them — 109 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
163 people named Guzman have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 265 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
89 people named Guzman is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Guzman in American newspapers,
1844–1912.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 26,122 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Guzman,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jacob Guzman 1874–1928 · hazzan -
Elizabeth Guzmán 1901– · politician -
Aleth Guzman-Nageotte 1904–1978 · sculptor -
Raffaello Guzman 1905–1984 · journalist -
Margaret R. Guzman 1960– · judge
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 109 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Guzman.
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