# Garfinkel

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #90,470

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From Yiddish גאָרפֿינקל (gorfinkl, “carbuncle”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/garfinkel