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buffa Name Meaning and History

  1. nickname from Sicilian bbuffa ‘toad’, from Latin bufo.
  2. possibly also a nickname for a trickster, from old Italian buffa ‘trick’, ‘joke’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of buffa Families in the US in 1920
Number of buffa families
 16-30
 6-15		 1-5
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Buffa/ Biskupiak texasnana021 6
Ashley Buffa paustinnew 1
Frank Buffa tankind231 0
Eugene Dominic Buffa 1877-1959 Genoa to Memphis kalliostner 2
Anthony (Antonio?) Buffa SusanGiddings27 2
BUFFA, Frances J. CCayemberg 0
Sam Buffa family Luann 8
Buffa ranch Susan Prindle 2
Buffa's in Buffalo NY and PA alyssaeleey19 0
Ashley Buffa paustinnew 0
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