Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Spanish Meaning & History From the name of the town of Guzmán in Burgos, Spain. The town's name itself may be derived from an old Visigothic given name, from the Germanic elements *gautaz "a Geat" and *mannô "person, man". Related Names User SubmissionGuzman Categories folk heroes, isograms, Italian Westerns, Nicaraguan presidents