Guzmán or de Guzmán ( or ) is a Spanish surname. The Portuguese language equivalent is Gusmão. 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, who first appears in a document from 1134 and was the founder of the noble House of Guzmán. In the Philippines, Canada and the United States the name usually becomes Guzman (without acute accent), while the Portuguese form of the name is Gusmão. Coats of arms of Guzmán People with the surname People with this surname include: A–D Abimael Guzmán (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 "el Bueno" (1256–1309), Spanish nobleman Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550–1615), commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada Juan Pérez de Guzmán, 1ºth Duke of Medina Sidonia, (1494+), commander of army of Andalusia in Spain. Ángel Guzmán (born 1981), Venezuelan baseball pitcher Antonia García de Videgain 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 (1911–1982), president of the Dominican Republic Antonio Guzmán Núñez (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 (1958 - 2018), Colombian lawyer and academic Black Guzmán (1916–1973), Mexican professional wrestler Coco Guzmán (born 1979), Spanish visual artist Cristian Guzmán (born 1978), Dominican baseball shortstop Daniel Guzmán (born 1965), Mexican football player and manager Daniela Guzmán, Ecuadorian singer and composer David Guzmán (born 1990), Costa Rican footballer Del de Guzman (born 1963), Filipino politician Delfina Guzmán (born 1928), Chilean actress Domingo Guzmán (born 1975), Dominican baseball pitcher Saint Dominic 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 (1310–1351), Castilian royal mistress Elizabeth Guzman, 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 (1879–1932), President of Bolivia (1925–1926) Federica Guzmán, (born 1981) Venezuelan TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder Fernán Pérez de