[Surname] Re: COURIC and GARAGIORA's origin and meaning
in reply to a message by Jim Young
Garagiola and Caracciolo are not the same surname, because the stress is different: Garagiòla and Caràcciolo. Caracciolo is from Southern Italy, Garagiola is from Lombardy exactly from the area South and West of Milan. There's a place called Cascina (old big rural rural bulding) Garagiola near the town of Inveruno, dating back to XIV century and still open as a restaurant and farm. The name of this place may be celtic, like most of the places in Northern Italy.