Find out how popular the last name Gutiérrez is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gutiérrez.

Gutiérrez, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gutiérrez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gutiérrez in America

Gutiérrez is the 88685th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gutiérrez surname appeared 209 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gutiérrez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gutiérrez to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gutiérrez

The surname Gutierrez is of Spanish origin, derived from the given name Gutierre, which is believed to have its roots in the Germanic name Gutheri. The earliest recorded instances of this name can be traced back to the 10th century in the Castilian region of Spain.

One of the earliest known bearers of this surname was Nuño Gutiérrez, a Spanish nobleman and military leader who lived in the late 11th century. He played a significant role in the Reconquista, the efforts to drive the Moors out of the Iberian Peninsula.

In the 13th century, the name Gutiérrez appeared in the Libro de las Behetrías, an important historical document that recorded landholdings and feudal obligations in the Kingdom of Castile. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Gutiérrez, indicating the name's prevalence in the region during that time.

The name Gutiérrez also has connections to various place names in Spain, such as Gutiérrez de la Vega and Gutiérrez de Cabiedes, which may have contributed to the surname's widespread use.

One notable figure in Spanish history bearing this surname was Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, a conquistador and explorer who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He participated in the conquest of Cuba and was appointed as the first governor of the city of Baracoa.

Another prominent individual was Diego Gutiérrez, a Spanish cartographer and cosmographer who lived in the 16th century. He is best known for creating the Hieronymus Cock map of the Americas, which was one of the earliest and most accurate maps of the New World at the time.

In the literary world, Miguel Gutiérrez, a Spanish poet and playwright of the 16th century, made significant contributions to the Golden Age of Spanish literature with his works, which included comedies and religious plays.

The surname Gutiérrez also gained prominence in the realm of art, with Juan Gutiérrez de Arce, a 17th-century Spanish painter known for his religious works and portraits.

Lastly, Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera, a Mexican writer and poet who lived in the 19th century, is considered a prominent figure in the Modernist literary movement in Latin America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gutiérrez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gutiérrez.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gutiérrez was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gutiérrez has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gutiérrez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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