It is a surname of Spanish, very common origin in Colombia, especially in the paisa (old Caldas and Antioquia). It is the name of a town and a Spanish municipality in the province of Soria (Castilla-León). Surname of popular Colombian tropical music singer called William of Jesús Buitrago Henríquez and more known as Guillermo Buitrago and nicknamed "the goldfinch from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta". Last name of famous Colombian cyclist nacudo in Pereira, called Roberto "pajarito" Buitrago.
