Buffa

See also: buffa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Buffa, from Sicilian buffa (“toad”).

Proper noun

Buffa (plural Buffas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Buffa is the 18529^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 248.

Italian

Etymology

From Sicilian buffa (“toad”), a nickname.

Proper noun

Buffa m or f by sense

1. a surname from Sicilian