Gutiérrez (UK: /ˌɡʊtiˈɛərɛz, -əz/, US: /ˌɡuːtiˈɛərəz, -əs, ɡuːˈtjɛərɛs/,[1][2][3] Spanish: [ɡuˈtjereθ]) is a Spanish patronymic surname of Germanic origin, meaning "son of Gutier/Gutierre".
Gutiérrez is the Spanish form of the English surnames Walters, Watkins, and Watson, and has Germanic etymological origin.
The Visigoths, who ruled Spain between the mid-5th and early 8th centuries, had a profound impact on the development of surnames.
[4] This name originally derived from the baptismal name Gutierre.
Notable people with the surname include: