Garofalo Family History
Garofalo Name Meaning
Italian (southern): from garofalo ‘carnation’ from Greek karyophyllon standard Italian garofano. This is presumably a nickname for one who habitually sported a carnation a topographic name for someone who lived where carnations grew or a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of these flowers. Compare Garofano and Garofolo .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022