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Etymology of Guterman

What does the name Guterman mean?

During the biblical era, a Jew held only one name. This name was joined with their father's name typically using 'ben' ("son of"), to inform people who the individual's family ties were. 1

The Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname, Guterman is patronymic and was created from the male given name Gutman, which means 'God and man.' This given name was a translation of the Hebrew name Tuviah. Goodman is an English version of this name.

Guterman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gutterman, Gutman, Goodman, Gutmann, Guttman, Guttmann, Gutterman, Guterman, Gitterman and many more.


Guterman migration to the United States +



Guterman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johann Henrich Guterman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
Guterman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • A Guterman, who landed in Texas in 1850-1906 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Guterman (post 1700) +

  • Jeffrey Guterman (b. 1958), American mental health counselor, educator, and author
  • Gerald Guterman, American real estate developer
  • Louis H. Guterman, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1913 3
  • Lawrence Guterman, movie director


  1. Weiss, Nelly. The Origin of Jewish family names: Morphology and History. Peter Lang AG, 2002. Digital
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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