The surname Garafalo was first found in Messina (Sicilian: Missina; Latin: Messana), capital of the Italian province of Messina. Its history begins in 397 B.C. After a checkered history the Saracens took it in 831, and the Normans in 1061. It was host to the crusaders in 1190. Garibaldi landed in 1860 and it was the last city to be made a part of united Italy. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.
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Early History of the Garafalo family
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Garafalo Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Delgavio, Gavio, De Gavio, Gado, Gano, Garo and many more.
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Early Notables of the Garafalo family
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Migration of the Garafalo family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonzo Delgado, who settled in California sometime between 1796 and 1802; L. Garo, who settled in Baltimore in 1821; J. Gano, who came to New Orleans in 1823.
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