Buffo

See also: buffo and buffò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Buffo.

Proper noun

Buffo (plural Buffos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Buffo is the 39837^th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 248.

Italian

Etymology

From buffo (“ridiculous, amusing”), a nickname for a foolish or clownish man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuf.fo/
• Rhymes: -uffo
• Hyphenation: Bùf‧fo

Proper noun

Buffo m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[1]