Spellings of surnames can be seen to change throughout a person’s life as it was recorded at events such as baptisms and censuses. Modern variants which are now solidly fixed can often be traced back to two brothers who assumed the different spellings given to them by the different recorders of those events. Gallafant and its variants, Gallifant, Gallafent, Gallifent and Galliphant are supplemented by many deviant spellings, few of which are used today. Recorded deviants include: Galafant, Galafent, Galafont, Galaphont, Galfant, Galfent, Galifant, Galifent, Galifiant, Galifont, Galiphant, Gallafaint, Gallafang, Gallafaut, Gallafer, Gallafeut, Gallaflent, Gallafont, Gallagent, Gallapent, Gallaphant, Gallarfing, Gallavant, Gallefand, Gallefant, Gallefent, Gallefing, Gallefont, Gallerfant, Gallerfing, Gallerping, Gallfent, Gallifeant, Gallifiant, Galliflent-holmes, Gallifont, Gallofant, Gallofent, Gallophant Like the English language, the sound of the surname has evolved as populations became isolated or migrated and were influenced by local dialects and accents. Recorded historical spellings include: Callefans, Curlevannce, Galafent, Girlyfence, Girlyvance, Gulephant, Gullifant, Gurlefance, Gurlephans, Gurlevance, Gurlyfannce, Garlafant