Galarneau Family History
Galarneau Name Meaning
French: variant of Galerneau (and in North America an altered form of this) a topographic name from a diminutive of Old French galerne ‘northwest wind’ (from Breton gwalarn) denoting a domain exposed to the northwest wind. The surname Galarneau is very rare in France while the surname Galerneau is found mainly in Vendée. Compare Galorneau and Garno .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022