GUTIERREZ - Name Meaning & Origin

Gutierrez is a patronymic name meaning "son of Gutierre" (son of Walter). Walter is a Gremanic name meaning "he who rules," and Gutierre is the Spanish word meaning the same thing.

Gutierrez is the 24th most common Hispanic surname.

Surname Origin

Spanish

Alternate Surname Spellings

Gutierres, Guterrez, Guterres, Guterez, Guteres, Butierrez, Butierres

Famous People With the Surname Gutierrez

• Esteban Manuel Gutiérrez Gutiérrez (born 1991): Mexican Formula One racing and Mercedes test driver
• Richard Gutierrez (born 1984): Filipino film and television actor and commercial model
• Ruffa Gutierrez (born 1974): Filipina actress, model and beauty queen, Ms. World
• Luis Vicente Gutiérrez (born 1953): U.S. politician from Illinois
• Sidney M. Gutierrez (born 1951): retired USAF colonel and NASA astronaut

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Sources

• Cottle, Basil. "Penguin Dictionary of Surnames." Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.
• Menk, Lars. "A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames." Avotaynu, 2005.
• Beider, Alexander. "A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia." Avotaynu, 2004.
• Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. "A Dictionary of Surnames." Oxford University Press, 1989.
• Hanks, Patrick. "Dictionary of American Family Names." Oxford University Press, 2003.
• Smith, Elsdon C. "American Surnames." Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.