Garofolo Surname

192,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Italy

Garofolo Surname Definition:

(Italian) Dweller near where soapwort (Bouncing Bet) was grown; dweller near a clove tree.

Garofolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9551:379,53833,538
Italy8431:72,54612,794
Brazil1961:1,092,21638,202
Argentina1111:385,07629,732
Australia311:870,82953,581
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
France81:8,302,840321,660
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Garófolo (5) are calculated separately.

Garofolo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) Dweller near where soapwort (Bouncing Bet) was grown; dweller near a clove tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Garofolo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Garofolo Come From? nationality or country of origin

Garofolo is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Garófolo. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garofolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 192,348th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,329,167 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Garofolo are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 955 people, or 1 in 379,538. In The United States Garofolo is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 39 percent are found and Brazil, where 9 percent are found.

Garofolo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Garofolo last name are 1.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.69% registered with the party.

The amount Garofolo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 24.85% less than the national average, earning €22,568 per year; in United States they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning $49,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $54,146 CAD per year.

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