[cyseymour]

The Getziens living in America today must be Amish. It is the only logical explanation for why they can't be found on facebook or the internet.

What I meant when I said it wasn't a German name was that it was a corruption of German. Very common coming off the boat for spellings to be wrong. I originally thought it was from the German "gesehen', but it must have been derived from "Gottsein", which translates to, "to be of God."

Gottsein makes sense because the Amish are obviously very religious, and German-speaking, as well. Also, I believe that "gott" in German is pronounced "get". Just like the name Goethe is pronounced more like "Gerte".