# Guthrie (surname)

Guthrie is an English-language surname with several independent origins. In some cases the surname is derived from a place in Scotland, located near Forfar, Guthrie, Angus, which is derived from the Gaelic gaothair, meaning "windy place". Another origin of the name is from the Scottish Gaelic MagUchtre, meaning "son of Uchtre". The personal name Uchtre is of uncertain origin. Another origin of the surname Guthrie is as an Anglicisation of the Irish Ó Fhlaithimh, meaning "descendant of Flaitheamh".

## People with the surname Guthrie

* A. B. Guthrie Jr. (1901–1991), American author
* Allan Guthrie (born 1965), Scottish author
* Arlo Guthrie (born 1947), American folk singer
* Bruce Guthrie, Australian journalist
* Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank (born 1938), British Army field marshal
* Charles Claude Guthrie (1880–1963), American physiologist
* Dalton Guthrie (born 1995), American baseball player
* Danny Guthrie (born 1987), English footballer
* Diane Guthrie-Gresham (born 1971), Jamaican track and field athlete
* Donald Guthrie (physician) (1880–1958), founder of the Guthrie Clinic and Guthrie Medical Group
* Donald Guthrie (politician) (1840–1915), Canadian politician
* Donald Guthrie (theologian) (1916–1992), British New Testament scholar
* Edwin Ray Guthrie (1886–1959), American psychologist
* Francis Guthrie (1831–1899), South African mathematician who first posed the four-color problem
* Frank Guthrie (disambiguation)
* Frederick Guthrie (scientist) (1833–1886), British scientific writer and professor
* Frederick Guthrie (bass) (1924–2008), American bperatic bass
* George Guthrie (disambiguation)
* Gwen Guthrie (1950–1999), American musician
* Helen Guthrie (fl. 1592), Scottish petitioner
* Herbert Guthrie-Smith (1860–1940), New Zealand conservationist and author
* Hugh Guthrie (1866–1939), Canadian politician and Cabinet minister
* J. Hunter Guthrie (1901–1974), American Jesuit philosopher
* Jack Guthrie (1915–1948), American songwriter and performer
* Janet Guthrie (born 1938), American aerospace engineer and race car driver
* James Guthrie (disambiguation)
* Jeremy Guthrie (born 1979), American professional baseball pitcher
* Jim Guthrie (singer-songwriter), Canadian singer and songwriter
* Jim Guthrie (racing driver) (born 1961), American race car driver
* Jimmie Guthrie (1897–1937), Scottish motorcycle racer
* John Guthrie (disambiguation)
* Julian Guthrie, American journalist and author
* Kathleen Guthrie (1905–1981), British artist
* K.C. Guthrie, fictional character in Canadian TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation
* Malcolm Guthrie (1903–1972), British professor of Bantu languages
* Mark Guthrie (born 1965), American baseball player
* Mark Guthrie, bassist for Scottish band The Supernaturals
* Martha Guthrie (1894–1941), American amateur tennis player
* Mary Jane Guthrie (1895–1975), American zoologist and cancer researcher
* Michelle Guthrie (born 1965), Australian television executive
* Owen Levi Guthrie (Steel Mill Worker) (1914-2001)
* Robert Guthrie (disambiguation)
* Robin Guthrie (artist) (1902–1971), British painter and illustrator
* Robin Guthrie (charity administrator) (1937–2009), British charity administrator and public servant
* Robin Guthrie (born 1962), Scottish musician
* Samuel Guthrie (United States physician) (1782–1848), discoverer of chloroform
* Sarah Lee Guthrie (born 1979), American folk singer
* Savannah Guthrie (born 1971), American attorney and television journalist
* Scott Guthrie, American computer programmer
* Shirley Guthrie (1927–2004), American theologian
* Stewart Guthrie (1948–1990), New Zealand Police officer awarded the George Cross
* Thomas Guthrie (1803–1873), Scottish philanthropist
* Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856–1934), English novelist
* Trevor Guthrie (born 1973), Canadian musician
* Sir Tyrone Guthrie (1900–1971), English stage director and playwright, founder of Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis
* Vanessa Guthrie (born 1961), Australian businesswoman
* W. K. C. Guthrie (1906–1981), Scottish classical scholar and historian of philosophy
* Walter Murray Guthrie (1869–1911), British politician
* Wanza Runge Guthrie (1937-2015), Restaurant Owner
* William Guthrie (boxer) (born 1967), American pugilist
* William Dameron Guthrie (1859–1935), American lawyer
* William Norman Guthrie (1868–1944), American clergyman
* Woody Guthrie (1912–1967), American folk singer

## Groups named Guthrie

* Clan Guthrie