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Early Origins of the Goetzman family

The surname Goetzman was first found in Austria, where the name Gussmann came from humble beginnings in early times but later gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the area's medieval society. Eventually the family achieved prominence by forming a number of branches and acquiring distant estates, thereby elevating their social status.

Early History of the Goetzman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Goetzman research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1788 is included under the topic Early Goetzman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Goetzman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gutzmann, Gutzmar, Gutzmer, Gussman, Gusmann, Guzmann, Guzman, Gusman, Gussman, Guessmann, Gossmann, Goessmann, Guessman, Gosman, Goesman, Guetzmann, Gotzmann, Goetzmann, Guetzman, Gotzman, Goetzman and many more.

Early Notables of the Goetzman family

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United States Goetzman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goetzman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Philip Goetzman, who arrived in New York in 1844 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Goetzman (post 1700) +

  • Gary Goetzman, American movie producer of films such as "That thing you do" and "Polar Express"
  • Jule Lawrence Goetzman (1912-1956), American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Havana, 1937-39; Yokohama, 1939-41; Bilbao, 1942-46 2


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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