Gorostiza is a Basque surname meaning 'place of hollies' or 'abundance of hollies' (Ilex aquifolium) . People José Gorostiza (1901–1973), Mexican poet, educator, and diplomat Celestino Gorostiza (1904–1967), Mexican playwright and dramatist Guillermo Gorostiza (1909–1966), Spanish footballer Carlos Gorostiza (1920–2016), Argentine playwright, theatre director and novelist Anndrew Blythe Daguio Gorostiza (born 2003), Filipina actress, model, and recording artist Ismael Gorostiza, Spanish architect