Buffalo Family History
Buffalo Name Meaning
Origin unidentified; possibly am American nickname from
buffalo (the animal), perhaps denoting a large, powerfully
built man. pwh. No evidence in IGI that the name is Italian, as
previously suggested.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Buffalo Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Buffalo families
 13 - 23  5 - 12 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Buffalo Family Origin
Buffalo Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Buffalo
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Buffalo Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Buffalo Civil War Service Records
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