Goetzman is a rare last name found in United States. The name has many Variants such as Goetzman(n), Gotzman(n), Getzman(n), Götzman(n) Tales state the last name Gussmann was the first variant of this last name and was a very powerful clan of Austria however many Goetzmans in the U.S. can trace their ancestry to Götzmann family who left Alsace Lorraine to come to the U.S. in 1814. In 1814 Alsace Lorraine was part of France and in the midst of conflict, being on the border of Germany, caused by the return of Napoleon Bonaparte from his first exile.