Buffo
See also: buffo and buffò
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Buffo.
Proper noun
Buffo (plural Buffos)
- A surname, from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Buffo is the 39837th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 551 individuals. Buffo is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buffo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 248.
Italian
Etymology
From buffo (“ridicolous, amusing”), a nickname for a foolish or clownish man.
Proper noun
Buffo ?
- A surname.
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2022