Buffa
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Buffa, from Sicilian buffa (“toad”).
Proper noun
Buffa (plural Buffas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Buffa is the 18529th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1489 individuals. Buffa is most common among White (94.43%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buffa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 248.
Italian
Etymology
From Sicilian buffa (“toad”), a nickname.
Proper noun
Buffa m or f by sense
- a surname from Sicilian