Buffa
See also: buffa
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Buffa, from Sicilian buffa (“toad”).
Proper noun edit
Buffa (plural Buffas)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buffa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 248.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Sicilian buffa (“toad”), a nickname.
Proper noun edit
Buffa m or f by sense
- a surname from Sicilian
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