You might be on to something. The Heraldry Institute of Rome can't find anything about a Scalfani name but has a Sclafani entry.
Translated:
Originally from Lombardy, it was brought to Sicily by a Giovanni, at the service of King William the Bad, and having defended the life of that sovereign in the famous conspiracy of Matteo Bonelli, he received the Megerio castle and its dependencies as a reward. Son of Giovanni was Goffredo, who founded a monastery in Lentini, and whose son Giacomo was exiled by folly in 1194. A Matteo was count of Adernò in 1303, count and Lord of Sclafani in 1330, Lord of Centorbi, Ciminna and Chiuse, a powerful Baron of that time and rival of the Chiaramonte, who died in 1354 after having built a magnificent palace in Palermo, the church and monastery of S. Chiara, the church of S. Agostino and that of S. Nicolò dell'Albergaria. With him the family died out, whose assets and titles passed into the Moncada house.
They also have a Wikipedia entry:
en.wikipedia.org
From said Wikipedia article:
The surname "Sclafani" is derived from the Greek "Aesculapii fanum," meaning "Sacred to the god Aesculapius," the Roman god of medicine,
implying the Sclafani family has been gifted in the field of medicine and healing since the name's origin.
You. Can't. Make. That. Shit. Up.






